2010 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 2010 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 2, 2010. The winner of the race is to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2010

November 2, 2010

Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Missy Reilly Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 117,990 11,673 Percentage 88.94% 6.58%

Results by ward:   Norton—>90%   Norton—80–90%   Norton—70–80%

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

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms.

Match-up summary

District	Incumbent	2010 Status	Democratic	Republican	Green
At-large	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Eleanor Holmes Norton	Missy Reilly Smith	Rick Tingling-Clemmons

Candidates

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, has held the seat since 1991 and was up for reelection in 2010. Her Democratic opponent in the primary election was Douglass Sloan, who is only the second candidate to ever challenge Holmes Norton in a primary since she took office in 1991.[1]

Missy Reilly Smith, an anti-abortion activist, was the Republican candidate. She ran unopposed in the primary election. Smith caused a controversy by running television ads featuring graphic images of aborted fetuses. Smith herself had undergone two abortions in the past. [2]

Primary

The primary election took place on for September 14[3] for both the offices of Delegate and Shadow Representative. Incumbent Eleanor Norton Holmes faced only the second primary challenge since she took office in 1991.[1]

Democratic Primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	96,808	90.01
	Democratic	Doug Sloan	10,069	9.36
	Democratic	Write-ins	676	0.63

General election

District of Columbia At-Large congressional district election, 2010 [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (inc.)	117,990	88.94
	Republican	Missy Reilly Smith	8,109	6.11
	D.C. Statehood Green	Rick Tingling-Clemmons	4,413	3.33
	Independent	Sarah "Queen" Noble	785	0.59
	Write-in		1,359	1.02
Total votes			132,656	100

References

1. Heil, Emily (2010-09-02). "Sloan Wages Quixotic Campaign Against Norton". Roll Call. Congressional Quarterly. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
2. "Ad Watch: Extremely Graphic Abortion Ad Airs in D.C. Metro".
3. "DC Board of Elections and Ethics: Election Schedule Year 2010". Dcboee.org. 2010-01-30. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
4. Heil, Emily (November 3, 2010). "General Election Results, Election Date: Tuesday, November 02, 2010". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.