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United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2016

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Primary Election Date
June 14, 2016
General Election Date
November 8, 2016
November 8 election winner:
Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Party
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected one nonvoting delegate to serve in the U.S. House from the District of Columbia's At-Large Congressional District.

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) defeated Martin Moulton (L) and Natale Stracuzzi (D.C. Statehood Green) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in the June 14 primary.[1]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 16, 2016[2]
June 14, 2016[2]
November 8, 2016

Primary: the District of Columbia held a primary election on June 14, 2016.[2]

Voter registration: October 11, 2016.[2]

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who was first elected in 1990.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party held the one congressional seat from the District of Columbia.

Members of the U.S. House from the District of Columbia -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 2016 After the 2016 Election
     Democratic Party 1 1
     Republican Party 0 0
Total 1 1

Election results

General election

U.S. House, District of Columbia General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEleanor Holmes Norton Incumbent 88.9% 265,178
     Libertarian Martin Moulton 6.3% 18,713
     D.C. Statehood Green Natale Stracuzzi 4.8% 14,336
Total Votes 298,227
Source: The Green Papers

Candidates

General election candidates:

Democratic Party Eleanor Holmes Norton Approveda
Libertarian Party Martin Moulton
Green Party Natale Stracuzzi

Primary candidates:[3]

Democratic

Eleanor Holmes Norton (Incumbent)[1] Approveda

Republican

No Republican candidates filed to run.

Third Party/Other

Martin Moulton (Libertarian)[1] Approveda
Natale Stracuzzi (D.C. Statehood Green)[1] Approveda


District history

2014

Incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) won re-election in 2014. She defeated Nelson Rimensnyder (R), Timothy Krepp (I), and Natale Stracuzzi (D.C. Statehood) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, District of Columbia General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEleanor Holmes Norton Incumbent 81.1% 143,923
     Republican Nelson Rimensnyder 6.6% 11,673
     Independent Timothy Krepp 5.1% 9,101
     D.C. Statehood Natale Stracuzzi 3.4% 6,073
     N/A Other 3.7% 6,607
Total Votes 177,377
Source: DC Board of Elections "Official 2014 General Election Results"

2012

Norton won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Washington, D.C. as a Democrat.[4]

U.S. House, District of Columbia General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEleanor Holmes Norton Incumbent 88.5% 246,664
     Libertarian Bruce Majors 5.9% 16,524
     Green Natale Lino Stracuzzi 4.8% 13,243
     N/A Write-in 0.8% 2,132
Total Votes 278,563
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections "Official Election Results"

2010

Norton won re-election in the 2010 election for the U.S. House, representing Washington, D.C. as a Democrat.[5]

U.S. House, District of Columbia General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEleanor Holmes Norton Incumbent 88.9% 117,990
     Republican Missy Reilly Smith 6.1% 8,109
     SHE Queen Noble 0.6% 785
     Green Rick Tingling-Clemmons 3.3% 4,413
     N/A Write-in 1% 1,359
Total Votes 132,656
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections "Official Election Results"

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Green Papers, "The Green Papers: District of Columbia 2016 General Election," accessed August 22, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 District of Columbia Board of Elections, "General election calendar," accessed August 22, 2016
  3. ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
  4. ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official Election Results," accessed February 7, 2013
  5. ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Tuesday, November 02, 2010 Election Results," accessed May 6, 2014
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