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November 2014
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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
Party primaries took place on April 1, 2014.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Pete Ross, furniture businessman, landlord and former Army captain; candidate for Shadow Senator in 2012DeBonis Mike In race to represent D.C. as shadow senator, Pete Ross focuses on the future https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/in-race-to-represent-dc-as-shadow-senator-pete-ross-focuses-on-the-future/2012/03/20/gIQAQczbQS_story.html 17 December 2020 Washington Post 20 March 2012
Paul Strauss, incumbent Shadow Senator
Results
175px|thumb|Democratic primary results by ward:
#9969c7 Strauss—50–60%
#6a359c Strauss—60–70%
District of Columbia Shadow Senator Democratic primary election, 2014Primary Election 2014 - Certified Results https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2014-primary-Election DCBOE District of Columbia Board of Elections 17 December 2020 23 April 2014
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul Strauss
41,292
59.02
Democratic Party (United States)
Pete Ross
26,809
38.32
Democratic Party (United States)
Write-ins
1,863
2.66
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.
General election
The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Candidates
John Daniel (Libertarian), tech entrepreneurDC Voter's Guide 2014 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/dc/2014/10/20/dc-early-voting/17602611/ 17 December 2020 USA Today 3 November 2014
Glenda Richmond (Independent), DC Statehood Leadership Coalition (DCSLC) founder and president
David Schwartzman (D.C. Statehood Green), former professor at Howard University
Paul Strauss (Democratic), incumbent
Results
General election resultsGeneral Election 2014 - Certified Results District of Columbia Board of Elections https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2014-General-Election December 3, 2014 December 4, 2020
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul Strauss (Incumbent)
116,901
76.41
-4.41
D.C. Statehood Green Party
David Schwartzman
15,710
10.27
+2.84
Independent (politician)
Glenda Richmond
10,702
6.99
+6.99
Libertarian Party (United States)
John Daniel
7,826
5.11
+2.51
1,864
1.22
+0.27
153,003
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
n/a
Overvotes
86
n/a
Undervotes
24,269
References
External links
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association Voting & Elections Toolkits https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/dc District of Columbia (D.C.)
Vote.org Oakland, CA https://www.vote.org/state/district-of-columbia/ District of Columbia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links
League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia http://www.lwvdc.org (Affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
Washington,_D.C. Washington, D.C.
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