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Attorney General

District of Columbia

My vote power

Normal

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100

This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 681,294 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(681,294 ÷ 681,294) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in DC (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.

About this office

  • Suing companies that scam people in your state
  • Enforcing consumer protection and fraud laws
  • Representing the state in court

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates

Democratic · Incumbent · declared

Brian Schwalb has been attorney general of the District of Columbia since January 2023, its second independently elected attorney general. He was previously a partner and office managing partner at the law firm Venable.

Records: Civil Rights 3 for

Republican · declared

Manuel Rivera is the Republican candidate for Attorney General of the District of Columbia in 2026, running unopposed for his party's nomination. He is a Washington attorney and small-business owner with nearly 40 years of legal experience in immigration, workers' rights, and family law.

Sources: ballotpedia.org · dcboe.org