A new poll shows broad support among Washington, D.C., voters for youth curfews, a policy that leading mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George has opposed, even as she maintains a double-digit lead in the race to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser.Lewis George leads her nearest rival, Kenyan McDuffie, by 11 percentage points among likely Democratic primary voters with less than two weeks remaining before the June 16 election, according to a Washington Post–Schar School poll. Roughly a quarter of voters remain undecided, leaving room for movement in the final stretch of the campaign.Lewis George, a democratic socialist who represents Ward 4 on the D.C. Council, has emerged as the front-runner in a race that will shape the city’s post-Bowser era after more than a decade of her leadership. Several council seats and the district’s non-voting congressional seat are also on the ballot, adding to what is expected to be a consequential election for the city.
The poll found that 71% of registered voters support restricting teenagers from gathering in certain parts of the city at night, while just 20% oppose the policy. McDuffie has made the issue a central focus of his campaign in recent weeks, holding press conferences and condemning Lewis George for opposing youth curfew proposals before the council.
