Volunteer poll worker Linda Johnson, left, helps Kenyan McDuffie, center, a candidate to replace Harry Thomas for Ward 5 city councilmember, cast his vote in the special election with his two daughters Kesi, 5, right, and Jozi, 2, second from left, at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)