The 2026 primary election in Washington, D.C., is the first time the District will use ranked choice voting to decide the outcome. The transition from traditional "first-past-the-post" voting to ranked choice can be confusing at first, but many people and organizations are working to explain the new system. Nonprofit organization Grow Democracy DC fought to bring ranked choice voting to the District and provides public education about how elections will work under that system. CEO Lisa D. T.