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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% Decrease29.3pp[1]
 
Nominee Paul Strauss David Schwartzman Glenda Richmond
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Independent
Popular vote 116,901 15,710 10,702
Percentage 76.4% 10.3% 7.0%

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.

Primary elections

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Party primaries took place on April 1, 2014.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • 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]
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

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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

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The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Candidates

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Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Primary Election 2014 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. April 23, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "DC Voter's Guide 2014". USA Today. November 3, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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