2022 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

For related races, see 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

2022 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
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Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Nelson Rimensnyder
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 174,212 11,699
Percentage 86.54% 5.81%
Holmes-Norton:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Delegate before election

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic

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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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    On November 8, 2022, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

    The incumbent was Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, who was re-elected with 86.83% of the vote in 2020.[1]

    Democratic primary

    Candidates

    Nominee

    Eliminated in primary

    Did not file

    • Greg Maye, businessman[3]

    Declined

    Endorsements

    Wendy Hamilton

    State legislators

    Party officials

    Individuals

    Organizations

    Eleanor Holmes Norton

    Newspapers

    Organizations

    Results

    Democratic primary results[10]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent) 107,289 86.71%
    Democratic Kelly Mikel Williams 7,681 6.21%
    Democratic Wendy "Hope Dealer" Hamilton 7,680 6.21%
    Democratic Write-in 1,090 0.88%
    Total votes 123,740 100%
    n/a Overvotes 146
    n/a Undervotes 4,495

    Republican primary

    Candidate

    Nominee

    Results

    Results by ward:
      Rimensnyder—70–80%
      Rimensnyder—80–90%
      Rimensnyder—>90%
    Republican primary results[10]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Nelson F. Rimensnyder 2,508 88.06%
    Republican Write-in 340 11.94%
    Total votes 2,848 100%
    n/a Overvotes 13
    n/a Undervotes 321

    Libertarian primary

    Bruce Majors signaled his intention to run for Delegate, but did not appear on the primary ballot. He won the nomination through write-in votes during the Libertarian primary.

    Candidates

    Declared

    Results

    Libertarian primary results[10]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Libertarian Write-in 87 100
    Total votes 87 100%
    n/a Undervotes 32

    Statehood Green primary

    Candidate

    The D.C. Statehood Green candidate, Natale Stracuzzi, did not appear on the primary ballot, but won nomination through write-ins in the primary.

    Nominee

    Results

    Statehood Green results[10]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    DC Statehood Green Write-in 352 100
    Total votes 352 100%
    n/a Undervotes 148

    General election

    Results

    2022 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia[11]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent) 174,238 86.54
    Republican Nelson Rimensnyder 11,701 5.81
    DC Statehood Green Natale Stracuzzi 9,867 4.90
    Libertarian Bruce Major 4,003 1.99
    Write-in 1,521 0.76
    Total valid votes 201,330 97.84
    Rejected ballots 4,444 2.16
    Total votes 205,774 100.00
    Turnout   40.76

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "General Election 2020 - Election Night Unofficial Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
    2. ^ "D.C. Reverend announces candidacy for Congress". WDMV. February 3, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
    3. ^ a b Kain, Chris (December 6, 2021). "Who's lined up to run in the 2022 primaries?". The DC Line. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
    4. ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael (October 12, 2021). "D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not seek elective office in 2022". Washington Post. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
    5. ^ "Youth-Led Townhall with Policy Makers and Candidates". Patch.com. April 15, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
    6. ^ a b "LIVE: Andrew Yang in Washington DC-October 6th 2021". Matt Skidmore Show. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
    7. ^ "LIVE: Rally for Hope w/ Wendy Hamilton, Andrew Yang, & Marianne Williamson in DC - May 26th 2022". Matt Skidmore Show. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
    8. ^ "The Post endorses Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's first line of defense". Washington Post. May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
    9. ^ "NWPC 2022 Endorsed Candidates". National Women's Political Caucus.
    10. ^ a b c d "Primary Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
    11. ^ "General Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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