Ward 8 › ANC 8E › SMD 8E01

Single Member District 8E01

Commissioner

Name	Term	Status
Deborah Wells	January 2, 2023 to January 2, 2027	Current

2026 Candidates

On the Ballot

Deborah Wells
Vickie R. Lipscomb

Election Results

2026

Unofficial results as of November 4, 2026. DCBOE is still counting ballots, so these totals will change until the results are certified.

Candidate	First-choice votes	Share	Result
Deborah Wells	158	56.2%	Leading
Vickie R. Lipscomb	117	41.6%
Write-in	6	2.1%
Total	281

2024

Candidate	Votes	Share	Result
Deborah Wells	400	72.7%	Won
Robin R. Scott	137	24.9%
Write-in	13	2.4%
Total	550

2022

Candidate	Votes	Share	Result
Deborah Wells	213	81.6%	Won
Lacey Cleckley	42	16.1%
Write-in	6	2.3%
Total	261

Neighboring Districts

These districts border this district.

SMD 8E02: LaQueda Tate
SMD 8E05: Duane A. Moody

Pre-2022 District

This district is from the 2022 redistricting cycle. This district's territory overlaps with the following district(s) from the other redistricting cycle:

SMD 8B06 (100.0% overlap)

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