Nelson Rimensnyder

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Nelson Rimensnyder

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Nelson Rimensnyder (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate shadow delegates, District of Columbia to represent the District of Columbia. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

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

General election

General election for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia

Ankit Jain defeated Nelson Rimensnyder in the general election for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ankit Jain (D)	89.9	265,360
		Nelson Rimensnyder (R)	9.1	26,968
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	2,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,033
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia

Ankit Jain defeated Eugene D. Kinlow in the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ankit Jain	53.1	41,664
		Eugene D. Kinlow	44.7	35,108
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	1,694

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,466
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew C. Haynesworth (D)
• Wendy Hamilton (D)
• Franklin Garcia (D)

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Quinn K. Nii (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rimensnyder in this election.

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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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)

General election

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

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Nelson Rimensnyder, Natale Stracuzzi, John C. Cheeks, and Bruce Majors in the general election for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)	87.0	199,124
		Nelson Rimensnyder (R)	4.2	9,700
		Natale Stracuzzi (G)	3.8	8,636
		John C. Cheeks (Independent)	2.4	5,509
		Bruce Majors (L)	1.8	4,034
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	1,766

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,769
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Democratic primary election

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

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton defeated Kim Ford in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Holmes Norton	77.0	60,842
	Submit photo	Kim Ford	23.0	18,178

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,020
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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 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natale Stracuzzi	100.0	368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368
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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 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Majors	100.0	111

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Nelson Rimensnyder campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2018	U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia	Lost general	$9,370	$8,439
Grand total			$9,370	$8,439
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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)

Democratic Party (4)