2020 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

For the shadow representative election, see 2020 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia.

2020 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

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Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Patrick Hynes Party Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 281,831 9,678 Percentage 86.30% 2.96%

Ward results Precinct results Holmes-Norton:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Delegate before election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Elected Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic

On November 3, 2020, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal, state, and local offices.

The non-voting delegate is elected for a two-year term. Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, who had represented the district since 1991, was re-elected to a sixteenth term in office.

General election

Candidates

• John "Recovery" Cheeks (independent), candidate for Delegate in 2018 ^[1]
• Barbara Washington Franklin (independent), attorney ^[2]
• Patrick Hynes (Libertarian), D.C. campaign director for 2020 presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen ^{[1] [3]}
• David Krucoff (independent), District of Columbia retrocession activist ^[4]
• Amir Lowery (independent), former Major League Soccer player ^[5]
• Omari Musa (Socialist Workers), nominee for Mayor of the District of Columbia in 2010 ^[1]
• Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic), incumbent Delegate ^[1]
• Natale Lino Stracuzzi (D.C. Statehood Green), nominee for Delegate in 2012, in 2014, in 2016, and in 2018 ^[1]

Results

2020 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent)	281,831	86.30
	Libertarian	Patrick Hynes	9,678	2.96
	Independent	Barbara Washington Franklin	7,628	2.34
	Socialist Workers	Omari Musa	6,702	2.05
	DC Statehood Green	Natale Lino Stracuzzi	5,553	1.70
	Independent	David Krucoff	5,017	1.54
	Independent	Amir Lowery	5,001	1.53
	Independent	John Cheeks	2,914	0.89
	Write-in		2,263	0.69
Total votes			326,587	100.00
Turnout				66.90

Results by ward

Ward	Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic		Various candidates Other parties
	#	%	#	%
Ward 1	33,895	85.42%	5,785	14.58%
Ward 2	24,807	81.91%	5,480	18.69%
Ward 3	33,894	82.57%	7,153	17.43%
Ward 4	38,192	88.37%	5,028	11.63%
Ward 5	39,263	88.49%	5,107	11.51%
Ward 6	49,084	82.84%	10,169	17.16%
Ward 7	33,763	91.14%	3,283	8.86%
Ward 8	28,933	91.32%	2,751	8.68%
Total	281,831	86.3%	44,756	13.7%

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in the District of Columbia

References

1. "List of Candidates in the November 3rd General Election" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2020.
2. "Barbara for DC Delegate" . Retrieved October 5, 2020.
3. "D.C. Volunteers" . Retrieved October 5, 2020.
4. "Krucoff for Congress" . Retrieved October 5, 2020.
5. "Former MLS Player Amir Lowery Begins His Political Career With an Uphill Battle". Washington City Paper. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
6. "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2022.