With 89 percent of the precincts reporting about midnight, Bowser, 41, a fifth generation Washingtonian, was leading Gray 44 percent to 32 percent. Council member Tommy Wells came in third with 12.6 percent.
incumbent Anita D. Bonds was reelected to her At-Large seat; Ward 3 incumbent Mary Cheh went unchallenged; and in Ward 5, incumbent Kenyan McDuffie claimed victory. The Ward 6 seat vacated by Tommy Wells when he threw his hat in mayors race was won by Charles Allen, Wells former chief of staff.
