On Tuesday night, the Ward 2 Democrats endorsed current D.C. Councilmembers Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and Kwame Browne (D-At Large) for the election this fall. Evans, a 17-year veteran of the Council, won the endorsement over Cary Silverman, a graduate of GW’s graduate and law schools and president of the Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association. Brown will likely face two oponents in the primary: activists Clarence Cherry and George Jackson.

Readers of the Washington Post are saying on their blog that Evans dramatically outspent Silverman at the event and claim that his 22percent margin of victory is underwhelming for a longtime incumbent. Several commenters said Evans provided transport for his supporters and bought KFC dinners for those showed up.

Brown and Evans made headlines last year when they helped prevent the sale of public land near the West End Library to a Georgeotwn-based real estate company after initially supporting the legislation. Evans is also a staunch proponent of an annual GW-Georgetown basketball game.

Ward 2 includes Foggy Bottom, as well as the Georgetown, Shaw and Dupont Circle neighborhoods.