Gray trounced Yvette M. Alexander, his onetime protege, in the primary for the Ward 7 council seat. It was a redemptive return for Gray, who lost his mayoral reelection bid two years ago amid a federal investigation into his campaign finances that resulted in guilty pleas for six of his associates but no charges against Gray.
In the only citywide contest, Orange lost the primary for his at-large seat to Robert White, a former aide to Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and a newcomer to public office.
