2020 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia

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United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2020

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Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton
Party Democratic
Popular vote 231,327
Percentage 86.83%

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Ward results
Holmes-Norton:      80–90%      >90%

Delegate before election

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. The election coincided with the elections of other federal, state, and local offices.

The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has represented the district since 1991, was successfully re-elected to a sixteenth term in office.[1]

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • John "Recovery" Cheeks (Independent), candidate for Delegate in 2018[2]
  • Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent), attorney[3]
  • Patrick Hynes (Libertarian), D.C. campaign director for 2020 presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen[2][4]
  • David Krucoff (Independent), District of Columbia retrocession activist[5]
  • Amir Lowery (Independent), former Major League Soccer player[6]
  • Omari Musa (Socialist Workers), nominee for Mayor of the District of Columbia in 2010[2]
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic), incumbent Delegate[2]
  • Natale Lino Stracuzzi (D.C. Statehood Green), nominee for Delegate in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018[2]

Results[]

Washington D.C.'s at-large congressional district, 2020[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent) 231,327 86.83%
Libertarian Patrick Hynes 7,525 2.82%
Independent Barbara Washington Franklin 5,969 2.24%
Socialist Workers Omari Musa 5,106 1.92%
D.C. Statehood Green Natale Lino Stracuzzi 4,463 1.68%
Independent Amir Lowery 4,025 1.51%
Independent David Krucoff 3,817 1.43%
Independent John Cheeks 2,336 0.88%
Write-in 1,836 0.69%
Total votes 266,404 100%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "General Election 2020 - Election Night Unofficial Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "List of Candidates in the November 3rd General Election" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Barbara for DC Delegate". Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "D.C. Volunteers". Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Krucoff for Congress". Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Former MLS Player Amir Lowery Begins His Political Career With an Uphill Battle". Washington City Paper. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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