United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2026

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District of Columbia's At-large Congressional District
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Filing deadline: March 18, 2026
Primary: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in District of Columbia
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The U.S. House of Representatives election in District of Columbia is scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's one at-large U.S. House district.

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Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
	Submit photo	Deirdre Brown (D)
	Submit photo	Gordon Chaffin (D)
	Submit photo	Robert Matthews (D)
		Greg Maye (D)
	Submit photo	Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)
		Jacque Patterson (D)
		Brooke Pinto (D)
	Submit photo	Brian Ready (D)
	Submit photo	Angel Rios (D)
		Kelly Mikel Williams (D)
	Submit photo	Kinney Zalesne (D)

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Candidate profiles

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Jerry McClairn Jr.

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a DC resident and business owner that believes DC has way too many people telling DC residents and the world what DC needs. DC doesn’t need another leader with their own message for DC. DC needs a servant that will faithfully listen and passionately represent the collective voices of the people of DC. DC has had a stifled, muffled, and all too often silenced voice for far too long. DC’s independence and sovereignty has been impeded for far too long. DC has been disenfranchised and denied its liberty, rights, and powers it deserves; and, that this nation was built on and has fought for. I’m not looking to lead, but only to serve DC and its people."

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Key Messages

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I’m not looking to lead, but only to serve DC and its people.

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I seek to be a passionate and fierce advocate for the people of DC and their collective voice.

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DC’s statehood is no longer a question. The answer is yes. The time is now. I will fight at every turn and opportunity this administrations attempts at disenfranchising people who have been denied a voice and who he believes he can malign at his will of whim. I will not sit idly by as this administration attempts to make DC a trial run for their ham fisted attempt at tyranny.

Voting information

See also: Voting in District of Columbia

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

I’m not looking to lead, but only to serve DC and its people.

I seek to be a passionate and fierce advocate for the people of DC and their collective voice.

DC’s statehood is no longer a question. The answer is yes. The time is now. I will fight at every turn and opportunity this administrations attempts at disenfranchising people who have been denied a voice and who he believes he can malign at his will of whim. I will not sit idly by as this administration attempts to make DC a trial run for their ham fisted attempt at tyranny.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

DC Statehood

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

Integrity, transparency, openness, and relatability

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

To serve the people they were elected to represent

What legacy would you like to leave?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

That I did everything I possibly could for everybody that I possibly could.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

It is the people’s house. It is were the voice and the will of the people is heard and enacted.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

To find and define our democracy again.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

I do

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

Term limits make sense and they can help produce accurate representation of a growing and evolving electorate.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

Compromise is absolutely necessary in regards to policy making, as is pragmatism.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

To safeguard the people and their interest

What role should the United States government have in the development or use of artificial intelligence?

Jerry McClairn Jr. (D)

Governance

You can ask candidates in this race to fill out the survey by clicking their names below:

• Angel Rios
• Deirdre Brown
• Eleanor Holmes Norton
• Robert Matthews

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democratic Party	$51,247	$77,855	$6,478	As of September 30, 2025
Deirdre Brown	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Gordon Chaffin	Democratic Party	$11,044	$8,857	$2,187	As of September 30, 2025
Robert Matthews	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Greg Maye	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jerry McClairn Jr.	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jacque Patterson	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Brooke Pinto	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Brian Ready	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Angel Rios	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Kelly Mikel Williams	Democratic Party	$700	$0	$700	As of September 30, 2025
Kinney Zalesne	Democratic Party	$435,882	$78,805	$357,077	As of September 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Kymone Freeman, Myrtle Alexander, and Michael A. Brown in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	80.1	251,540
		Kymone Freeman (G)	7.0	21,873
		Myrtle Alexander (R)	6.3	19,765
		Michael A. Brown (Independent)	6.1	19,033
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,858

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,069
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Kelly Mikel Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	79.6	72,979
		Kelly Mikel Williams	19.1	17,540
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	1,164

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,683
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael A. Brown (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Myrtle Alexander advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Myrtle Alexander	88.6	2,022
		Other/Write-in votes	11.4	260

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,282
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joan Malone (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Kymone Freeman advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kymone Freeman	83.5	406
		Other/Write-in votes	16.5	80

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 486
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2022

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Nelson Rimensnyder, Natale Stracuzzi, and Bruce Majors in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	86.5	174,238
		Nelson Rimensnyder (R)	5.8	11,701
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	4.9	9,867
		Bruce Majors (L)	2.0	4,003
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	1,521

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 201,330
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Kelly Mikel Williams and Wendy Hamilton in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	86.7	107,289
		Kelly Mikel Williams	6.2	7,681
		Wendy Hamilton	6.2	7,680
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	1,090

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,740
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Nelson Rimensnyder advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nelson Rimensnyder	88.1	2,508
		Other/Write-in votes	11.9	340

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,848
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Natale Stracuzzi advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	100	352

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 352
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Bruce Majors advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Majors (Write-in)	100.0	87

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87
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2020

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	86.3	281,831
		Patrick Hynes (L)	3.0	9,678
		Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent)	2.3	7,628
	Submit photo	Omari Musa (Independent)	2.1	6,702
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	1.7	5,553
		David Krucoff (Independent)	1.5	5,017
		Amir Lowery (Independent)	1.5	5,001
		John C. Cheeks (Independent)	0.9	2,914
		Greg Maye (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	2,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 326,587
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ford Fischer (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	98.0	103,898
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	2,100

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Greg Maye (D)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Natale Stracuzzi advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi	79.4	367
		Other/Write-in votes	20.6	95

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 462
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia

Ford Fischer advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ford Fischer	85.7	138
		Other/Write-in votes	14.3	23

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161
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Footnotes

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Washington, DC's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ankit Jain (D)

Paul Strauss (D)

Representatives

Eleanor Norton (D)

Oye Owolewa (D)

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