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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| Turnout | 33.2%  29.3pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editParty primaries took place on April 1, 2014.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- 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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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Strauss | 41,292 | 59.02 | |
| Democratic | Pete Ross | 26,809 | 38.32 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,863 | 2.66 | |
| Total votes | 60,129 | 100.0 | ||
Other primaries
editD.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
editThe general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Candidates
edit- John Daniel (Libertarian), tech entrepreneur[4]
- Glenda Richmond (Independent), DC Statehood Leadership Coalition (DCSLC) founder and president[4]
- David Schwartzman (D.C. Statehood Green), former professor at Howard University[4]
- Paul Strauss (Democratic), incumbent
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Paul Strauss (Incumbent) | 116,901 | 76.41 | −4.41 | |
| DC Statehood Green | David Schwartzman | 15,710 | 10.27 | +2.84 | |
| Independent | Glenda Richmond | 10,702 | 6.99 | +6.99 | |
| Libertarian | John Daniel | 7,826 | 5.11 | +2.51 | |
| Write-in | 1,864 | 1.22 | +0.27 | ||
| Total votes | 153,003 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| n/a | Overvotes | 86 | |||
| n/a | Undervotes | 24,269 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "General Election 2014 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Primary Election 2014 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. April 23, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "DC Voter's Guide 2014". USA Today. November 3, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
External links
edit- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "District of Columbia (D.C.)", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "District of Columbia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia". (Affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Washington, D.C. at Ballotpedia