AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the nation’s capital will get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White House on Tuesday as the presidential primary calendar enters its final days. Voters in Washington, D.C., will cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primary as well as for Congress and city offices.

President Joe Biden is the only major candidate left on the ballot in the city that delivered him a higher share of the vote than any state in the 2020 general election against then-President Donald Trump. After Tuesday’s contests in D.C., Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota, as well as two caucuses in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands on June 8, Biden will be poised to officially accept the nomination that he unofficially clinched on March 12.

D.C.’s city-run presidential primary will feature only the Democratic contest. Republicans held a party-run primary in March, the first of two victories former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley scored against Trump.

Voters will also decide contested primaries for the city’s non-voting delegate to the U.S. House as well as for several seats on the city council. The city’s unofficial shadow U.S. House seat and one of two shadow U.S. Senate seats are also on the ballot. Created in 1990, the shadow senators and representative are not officially members of Congress and instead serve as advocates for D.C. representation and statehood.

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