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U.S. Senate, District of Columbia
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: (date not yet available) General: November 3, 2020
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in District of Columbia
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Voters in the District of Columbia elected one shadow member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline was March 4, 2020. The election filled the seat held by Paul Strauss (D), who first took office in 1997. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

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

Incumbent Paul Strauss defeated Eleanor Ory and Cornelia Weiss in the general election for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Strauss (D)	81.2	251,991
		Eleanor Ory (G)	10.0	31,151
	Submit photo	Cornelia Weiss (R)	7.8	24,168
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	3,154

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,464
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Democratic primary election

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

Incumbent Paul Strauss advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Strauss	96.8	86,014
		Other/Write-in votes	3.2	2,860

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,874
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Green primary election

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

Eleanor Ory advanced from the Green primary for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleanor Ory	90.8	423
		Other/Write-in votes	9.2	43

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 466
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Paul Strauss

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "US Senator Paul Strauss is currently seeking re-election as the United States Senator from the District of Columbia. As a non-voting representative to the US Senate, Strauss advocates at the US Senate and the US House of Representatives on behalf of the citizens of DC in their attempt to gain full Federal representation, self-determination, and eventually admittance to the union as the nation's 51st state. Senator Strauss has been responsible for some of the most innovative and effective efforts at advancing awareness and promoting education about DC's struggle for Statehood. His popular "51 Stars" Campaign features 51 famous celebrities, or "stars", from the world of entertainment, professional sports, and the arts appearing in Public Service Announcements promoting DC Statehood. In 2015, Senator Strauss appeared before a panel of the UNPO (The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization), an international, nonviolent, and democratic membership organization, where he successfully petitioned to have the District of Columbia become the only North American member of that international body. Thanks to D.C.'s membership in the UNPO, worldwide attention was focused on DC's fight for statehood. The Senator's outreach to civic groups in Iowa led to unprecedented support by Grass-roots and elected leaders from that state generating national media attention."

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Key Messages

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Since Paul Strauss became DC's US Senator, the movement for DC Statehood has become stronger.

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Since Paul Strauss became DC's US Senator, the District of Columbia has become a more prosporous community.

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Senator Paul Strauss has been a critical leader in DC's fight against the COVID_19 public health emergency

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia in 2020.

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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?

Paul Strauss (D)

Since Paul Strauss became DC's US Senator, the movement for DC Statehood has become stronger.

Since Paul Strauss became DC's US Senator, the District of Columbia has become a more prosporous community.

Senator Paul Strauss has been a critical leader in DC's fight against the COVID_19 public health emergency

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Paul Strauss (D)

Paul Strauss is a passionate leader in the struggle for DC's political equality and Statehood.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Paul Strauss	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Cornelia Weiss	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Eleanor Ory	Green Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," . 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.

See also

• Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
• United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2020
• United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2020
• Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
• Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020

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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)

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