2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

The 2014 United States Senate 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 is only recognized by the District of Columbia and is not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate.

United States Senate election in the District of Columbia, 2014

November 4, 2014
Turnout	38.5 24.1pp[1]
Nominee Paul Strauss David Schwartzman Party Democratic D.C. Statehood Green Popular vote 116,901 15,710 Percentage 76.4% 10.3%   Nominee Glenda Richmond John Daniel Party Independent Libertarian Popular vote 10,702 7,826 Percentage 7.0% 5.1%
Results by ward:   Strauss—70–80%   Strauss—80–90%
U.S. Senator before election Paul Strauss Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Paul Strauss Democratic

Primary elections

Party primaries took place on April 1, 2014.

Candidates

• Pete Ross, furniture businessman and candidate for Shadow Senator in 2012[2]
• Paul Strauss, incumbent Shadow Senator

Results

Democratic primary results by ward:

  Strauss—50–60%

  Strauss—60–70%

District of Columbia Shadow Representative 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

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

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Candidates

• 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

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Strauss (Incumbent)	116,901	76.41%	-4.41
	D.C. 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	100.0%
	Democratic hold
	n/a	Overvotes	86
	n/a	Undervotes	24,269

References

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

External links

• 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