WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the nation’s capital are electing their first new mayor in 12 years, and a self-described democratic socialist is heavily favored to win.

Janeese Lewis George, a D.C. council member who easily won the Democratic primary in June, is facing DC Statehood Green Party candidate Robert Gross, independent Rhonda Hamilton, and 11 write-in candidates. Republicans in heavily Democratic Washington did not field a mayoral candidate.

Lewis George far outpaced six rivals, including former council member Kenyan McDuffie, to win her party’s primary, capturing 54% of the vote.

Lewis George has pledged to aggressively stand up to federal intervention into Washington, D.C.’s affairs, setting up a potential showdown with Republican President Donald Trump over his administration’s moves to challenge the city’s limited autonomy.

Federal leaders retain significant control over local affairs, including approval of the budget and laws passed by the D.C. Council.…