The DC Board of Elections is still counting mail-in ballots from Tuesday's special election in Ward 8 and will be until July 25.

Trayon White, D.C. Council member who was removed from office in February over a federal bribery charge, won a special election and is set to reclaim his seat in August.

Despite a looming bribery scandal, former Washington D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. secured his seat Tuesday after previously being kicked

With two-thirds of the votes counted, former D.C. Council member Trayon White has all but been officially declared the winner of the special election spurred by his expulsion from the legislative body earlier this year.

Voters in Ward 8 are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose their next representative on the D.C. Council, following the expulsion of former Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White.

The four candidates, all Democrats, were asked questions on issues such as the redevelopment of RFK Stadium, housing and policing in the ward.