2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

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2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia
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Turnout33.2% Decrease2.svg29.3pp [1]
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Nominee Paul Strauss David SchwartzmanGlenda Richmond
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Independent
Popular vote116,90115,71010,702
Percentage76.4%10.3%7.0%
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Strauss:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
     No votes
Shadow Senator before election

Paul Strauss
Democratic

Elected Shadow Senator

Paul Strauss
Democratic

The 2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Paul Strauss won his closest primary challenge against businessman Pete Ross and was easily elected to a fourth term.

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Primary elections

Party primaries took place on April 1, 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Pete Ross, furniture businessman, landlord and former Army captain; candidate for Shadow Senator in 2012 [2]
  • Paul Strauss, incumbent Shadow Senator

Results

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Democratic primary results by ward:
  Strauss—50–60%
  Strauss—60–70%
District of Columbia Shadow Senator Democratic primary election, 2014 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Strauss 41,292 59.02
Democratic Pete Ross26,80938.32
Democratic Write-ins 1,8632.66
Total votes60,129 100.0

Other primaries

D.C. Statehood Green candidate David Schwartzman and Libertarian candidate John Daniel were unopposed in their party primaries. A Republican primary was held with no candidates. [3]

General election

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Candidates

Results

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Paul Strauss (Incumbent) 116,901 76.41 −4.41
DC Statehood Green David Schwartzman15,71010.27+2.84
Independent Glenda Richmond10,7026.99+6.99
Libertarian John Daniel7,8265.11+2.51
Write-in 1,8641.22+0.27
Total votes153,003 100.00
Democratic hold
n/a Overvotes 86
n/a Undervotes 24,269

References

  1. 1 2 "General Election 2014 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ DeBonis, Mike (March 20, 2012). "In race to represent D.C. as shadow senator, Pete Ross focuses on the future". Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Primary Election 2014 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. April 23, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "DC Voter's Guide 2014". USA Today. November 3, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2020.


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