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The 2024 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 2024, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member is only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the U.S. Senate. Democratic candidate Ankit Jain defeated Republican candidate Nelson Rimensnyder to succeed Democrat Mike Brown in the position.
The Democratic primary took place on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. [1] Incumbent Mike Brown was stirred in controversy prior to the election in response to him calling claiming that the city council acts like a "petulant child" and that its councilors act like "drunk, irresponsible teenagers" in response to Congress striking down a controversial legislative package the council passed. [2] [3] After Brown made these comments, several candidates declared they would challenge him in the Democratic primary. Brown, in an interview with the Washington City Paper , suggested that he might retire rather than seek re-election in 2024. [4] Brown announced on January 12, 2024, that he would not seek another term. The City Paper also suggested that Kinlow represented the city's "old guard" and that Jain was more of an outsider. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ankit Jain | 41,664 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | Eugene D. Kinlow | 35,108 | 44.7 | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 1,694 | 0.89 | |
| Total votes | 78,466 | 100.00 | ||
The D.C. Statehood Green Party held a primary, but no candidate filed prior to the ballot order being confirmed. [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Statehood Green | Write-ins | 216 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 216 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Write-ins | 584 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 584 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ankit Jain | 261,075 | 90.7% | ||
| Republican | Nelson Rimensnyder | 26,615 | 9.3% | ||
| Write-in | |||||
| Total votes | 287,690 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
The D.C. Statehood Green Party, known as the DC Statehood Party prior to 1999, is a green progressive political party in the District of Columbia. The party is the D.C. affiliate of the national Green Party but has traditionally elevated issues of District of Columbia statehood movement as its primary focus. Party members refer to the Statehood Green Party as the second most popular party in the District because, historically, STG candidates win the second highest vote totals in the city, ahead of the Republican Party but behind the Democratic Party. As of February 2023, there are approximately 4,140 voters registered in the Statehood Green Party, or 0.79% of registered voters in the city.
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