On July 15, there will be a special election for the Ward 8 seat of the Council of the District of Columbia.

Trayon White, who was re-elected to the seat in 2024, was expelled from the council by a unanimous vote of his co-councilmembers earlier this month. The reason for the expulsion stems from pending federal corruption charges against White, who ran and was elected while facing these charges.

White, who has served in the council position since 2016, could choose to run again because he has not been found guilty of the charges against him.