Trayon White Sr., a former D.C. Council member who was expelled in February, is projected to reclaim his Ward 8 seat in a special election, the Associated Press projected, despite concerns over his pending federal bribery case and the risk he could be disqualified from office if convicted.

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

Tens of thousands of Ward 8 tenants stand to lose long-held protections under Mayor Bowser’s RENTAL Act. Who will speak for them?

Ward 8 voters will go to the polls to pick a new council member to represent the ward. The seat has been vacant since former council member Trayon White Sr. (D) was expelled from the council in February following a federal bribery charge,