2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

The 2018 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member is only recognized by the District of Columbia and is not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Mike Brown was re-elected to a third term as the Democratic nominee.

2018 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Michael D. Brown Eleanor Ory
Party Democratic D.C. Statehood Green
Popular vote 166,983 30,992
Percentage 82.8% 15.4%
Results by ward
Brown:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Senator before election

Michael D. Brown
Independent

 Elected Senator

Michael D. Brown
Democratic

Elections in the District of Columbia
Federal government
Presidential elections
Presidential primaries
U.S. House elections
Shadow Senator elections
Shadow Representative elections
District government
General elections
Mayoral elections
Attorney General elections
Initiatives and referendums
Initiatives and referendums

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. About 76% of registered voters in the District of Columbia are registered with the Democratic Party, compared with only 6% of registered Republicans.[1] The winner of the Democratic primary often wins the general election.[2]

Candidates

Campaign

Thomas' campaign raised $44,000 and spent $34,800. Brown's campaign raised and spent only $12,000 and $1,200, respectively.[5]

Thomas' campaign accused Brown of coasting on the name recognition of another D.C. politician, Michael A. Brown, a black former-councilman who remained popular in spite of a federal bribery conviction.[5] Michael D. Brown dismissed the claim in an article for The Washington Post saying, "The implication that I win because African Americans are too uninformed to realize there are two people with a common name is insulting to the hundreds of thousands of D.C. voters who have supported my campaigns."[6]

Endorsements
Andria Thomas
Members of the Council of the District of Columbia
Attorneys General
Organizations
  • DC for Democracy[7]
United States Senate Democratic primary election in the District of Columbia, 2018
  Brown—>60%
  Brown—50–60%
  Thomas—>50%

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Brown (Incumbent) 33,366 51.0
Democratic Andria Thomas 30,920 47.3
Democratic Write-ins 1,090 0.89
Total votes 65,376 100.00

D.C. Statehood Green primary

Candidates

Results
D.C. Statehood Green primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
D.C. Statehood Green Write-ins 95 100.0
Total votes 95 100.00

Independents

Candidates
  • Professor Alpha Bah Esq., MBA[10]
  • Marcus D. Thompson[10]

General election

Candidates

Results
General election results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Brown (Incumbent) 166,983 88.2
D.C. Statehood Green Eleanor Ory 30,992 15.4
Other Write-ins 3,593 1.8
Total votes 201,568 100.00

References
  1. "Monthly Report of Voter Registration Statistics". District of Columbia Board of Elections. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. "D.C. Primary Election Results". Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. "Democratic List of Candidates in Ballot Order in the June 19, 2018 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. "Andria Thomas for Senate 2018". Andria Thomas for Senate 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. Jamison, Peter (2018-06-14). "Is this D.C. politician benefiting from a case of mistaken identity?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. "Opinion | Michael D. Brown: People know I am not the other guy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  7. "Another Endorsement – DC for Democracy". dcfordemocracy.org. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. "DCBOE Election Results". electionresults.dcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  9. "Martin Austermuhle on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  10. "List of Candidates in the November 6, 2018 General Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  11. "General Election 2018 - Election Night Unofficial Results". Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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