Even if turnout is 100 percent, the D.C. Council’s next at-large member will take office having received fewer than 80 votes.
Confronted with a vacancy after now-Council Chairman Phil Mendelson ascended to the legislative body’s top job amid Kwame Brown’s resignation, Democratic insiders will gather Monday to pick a successor, who will serve through an April 23 special election.
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