Washington DC Ward 1 Councilor- Democratic Primary

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Write-in
Round 3 Terry Lynch
Round 4 Jackie Reyes Yanes
Round 5 Rashida Brown Aparna Raj

Round 1

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Aparna Raj 9,203 votes in the first round 47.37%
9,203 votes
Miguel Trindade Deramo 4,147 votes in the first round 21.35%
4,147 votes
Rashida Brown 3,268 votes in the first round 16.82%
3,268 votes
Jackie Reyes Yanes 1,739 votes in the first round 8.95%
1,739 votes
Terry Lynch 1,045 votes in the first round 5.38%
1,045 votes
Write-in 25 votes in the first round 0.13%
25 votes

Round 2

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Aparna Raj Gained 1 votes 47.42%
9,204 votes
Miguel Trindade Deramo Gained 1 votes 21.37%
4,148 votes
Rashida Brown Gained 3 votes 16.85%
3,271 votes
Jackie Reyes Yanes Gained 3 votes 8.97%
1,742 votes
Terry Lynch Gained 1 votes 5.39%
1,046 votes
Write-in Eliminated: 25 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Aparna Raj Gained 156 votes 48.87%
9,360 votes
Miguel Trindade Deramo Gained 229 votes 22.86%
4,377 votes
Rashida Brown Gained 169 votes 17.96%
3,440 votes
Jackie Reyes Yanes Gained 232 votes 10.31%
1,974 votes
Terry Lynch Eliminated: 1,046 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 4

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Aparna Raj Gained 369 votes 52.3%
9,729 votes
Miguel Trindade Deramo Gained 590 votes 26.7%
4,967 votes
Rashida Brown Gained 466 votes 21.0%
3,906 votes
Jackie Reyes Yanes Eliminated: 1,974 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 5

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Aparna Raj Elected: Gained 1,505 votes 63.63%
11,234 votes
Miguel Trindade Deramo Gained 1,453 votes 36.37%
6,420 votes
Rashida Brown Eliminated: 3,906 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Aparna Raj

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 9203.0 first-round votes. 47.37%
9,203 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Write-in. 47.42%
9,204 votes
Round 3 Gained 156 votes from Terry Lynch. 48.87%
9,360 votes
Round 4 Gained 369 votes from Jackie Reyes Yanes. 52.3%
9,729 votes
Round 5 Elected. Gained 1,505 votes from Rashida Brown. 63.63%
11,234 votes

Miguel Trindade Deramo

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 4147.0 first-round votes. 21.35%
4,147 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Write-in. 21.37%
4,148 votes
Round 3 Gained 229 votes from Terry Lynch. 22.86%
4,377 votes
Round 4 Gained 590 votes from Jackie Reyes Yanes. 26.7%
4,967 votes
Round 5 Gained 1,453 votes from Rashida Brown. 36.37%
6,420 votes

Rashida Brown

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 3268.0 first-round votes. 16.82%
3,268 votes
Round 2 Gained 3 votes from Write-in. 16.85%
3,271 votes
Round 3 Gained 169 votes from Terry Lynch. 17.96%
3,440 votes
Round 4 Gained 466 votes from Jackie Reyes Yanes. Eliminated. 21.0%
3,906 votes

Jackie Reyes Yanes

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 1739.0 first-round votes. 8.95%
1,739 votes
Round 2 Gained 3 votes from Write-in. 8.97%
1,742 votes
Round 3 Gained 232 votes from Terry Lynch. Eliminated. 10.31%
1,974 votes

Terry Lynch

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 1045.0 first-round votes. 5.38%
1,045 votes
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from Write-in. Eliminated. 5.39%
1,046 votes

Write-in

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 25.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 0.13%
25 votes
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Aparna Raj

47.37%

9,203 votes

47.42%

9,204 votes

48.87%

9,360 votes

52.3%

9,729 votes

63.63%

11,234 votes
Miguel Trindade Deramo

21.35%

4,147 votes

21.37%

4,148 votes

22.86%

4,377 votes

26.7%

4,967 votes

36.37%

6,420 votes
Rashida Brown

16.82%

3,268 votes

16.85%

3,271 votes

17.96%

3,440 votes

21.0%

3,906 votes
Jackie Reyes Yanes

8.95%

1,739 votes

8.97%

1,742 votes

10.31%

1,974 votes
Terry Lynch

5.38%

1,045 votes

5.39%

1,046 votes
Write-in

0.13%

25 votes


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