2020 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia
The 2020 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia took place on November 3, 2020, 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.
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| Turnout | 66.9  20.6pp[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by ward:
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Primary elections
The party primaries took place on June 2, 2020. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic voting by mail was encouraged.[3] Democrat Paul Strauss, the incumbent shadow senator, and D.C. Statehood Green candidate Eleanor Ory were unopposed in their party primaries. Cornelia Weiss won a write-in campaign in the Republican primary.[4]
General election
The general election took place on November 3, 2020.
Candidates
- Eleanor Ory (D.C. Statehood Green)[5]
- Paul Strauss (Democratic), incumbent[5]
- Cornelia Weiss (Republican)[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Paul Strauss (Incumbent) | 251,991 | 81.17% | ||
| D.C. Statehood Green | Eleanor Ory | 31,151 | 10.03% | ||
| Republican | Cornelia Weiss | 24,168 | 7.78% | ||
| Write-in | 3,154 | 1.02% | |||
| Total votes | 310,464 | 100.0% | |||
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References
- "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- "General Election 2018 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Alvarez, Alejandro (May 24, 2020). "DC 2020 primary voting guide: Everything you need to know". Washington, D.C.: WTOP-FM. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Primary Election 2020 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- "District of Columbia Board of Elections List of Candidates" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "District of Columbia (D.C.)", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "District of Columbia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia". (Affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Washington, D.C. at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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