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

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2022 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
 
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

Elected Delegate

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic

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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
    • Forward Party[6]
    Eleanor Holmes Norton
    Newspapers
    Organizations

    Results

    Results by ward:
      Holmes Norton—80–90%
    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

    • Nelson Rimensnyder, nominee for
      2018

    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

    • Bruce Majors, nominee for
      2018 and candidate for mayor in 2014

    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

    • Natale Stracuzzi, nominee for
      2016

    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. 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.

    External links

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