2022 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
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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.
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November 8, 2022
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The incumbent was Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, who was re-elected with 86.83% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Eleanor Holmes Norton, incumbent delegate
Eliminated in primary
- Wendy Hamilton, ordained minister and Director of Spiritual and Cultural Outreach for the Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign[2]
- Kelly Mikel Williams, journalist[3]
Did not file
- Greg Maye, businessman[3]
Declined
- Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015–present)[4]
Endorsements
State legislators
- Jermaine Johnson, Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 80th district (2020–present)[5]
Party officials
- Andrew Yang, Leader of the Forward Party (2021–present), Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017)[6]
Individuals
- Marianne Williamson, author and political activist[7]
Organizations
Results
| 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 U.S. Delegate in 2018
Results
| 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 U.S. Delegate in 2018 and candidate for mayor in 2014
Results
| 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 U.S. Delegate in 2014 and 2016
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Statehood Green | Write-in | 352 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 352 | 100% | ||
| n/a | Undervotes | 148 | ||
General election
Results
| 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 | |||
Results by ward
| Ward | Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic |
Nelson Rimensnyder Republican |
Various candidates Other parties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Ward 1 | 22,386 | 87.83% | 962 | 3.77% | 2,140 | 8.4% |
| Ward 2 | 16,399 | 82.71% | 1,819 | 9.17% | 1,609 | 8.12% |
| Ward 3 | 24,826 | 82.27% | 2,925 | 9.69% | 2,424 | 8.04% |
| Ward 4 | 25,277 | 88.47% | 1,020 | 3.57% | 2,273 | 7.95% |
| Ward 5 | 24,560 | 89.39% | 967 | 3.52% | 1,949 | 7.09% |
| Ward 6 | 32,030 | 83.41% | 3,275 | 8.53% | 3,094 | 8.06% |
| Ward 7 | 16,750 | 91.58% | 445 | 2.43% | 1,095 | 5.99% |
| Ward 8 | 12,010 | 91.64% | 288 | 2.2% | 807 | 6.16% |
| Total | 174,238 | 86.54% | 11,701 | 5.81% | 15,391 | 7.65% |