2010 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2010

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Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Missy Reilly Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 117,990 11,673 Percentage 88.94% 6.58%

Results by ward:   Norton—>90%   Norton—80–90%   Norton—70–80%

Delegate before election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Elected Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

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The 2010 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 2, 2010. The winner of the race is to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms.

Match-up summary[]

Candidates[]

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, has held the seat since 1991 and was up for reelection in 2010. Her Democratic opponent in the primary election was , who is only the second candidate to ever challenge Holmes Norton in a primary since she took office in 1991.^[1]

Missy Reilly Smith, an anti-abortion activist, was the Republican candidate. She ran unopposed in the primary election. Smith caused a controversy by running television ads featuring graphic images of aborted fetuses. Smith herself had undergone two abortions in the past. ^[2]

Primary[]

The primary election took place on for September 14^[3] for both the offices of Delegate and Shadow Representative. Incumbent Eleanor Norton Holmes faced only the second primary challenge since she took office in 1991.^[1]

General election[]

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