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2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

The 2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 2002, 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 was not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Shadow Senator Paul Strauss decisively won the primary against challenger Pete Ross and was reelected to a second term by a landslide.

2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

← 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 →
Turnout32.6% 6.4pp
 
Nominee Paul Strauss Joyce Robinson-Paul Norma M. Sasaki
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Republican
Popular vote 91,434 13,966 11,277
Percentage 77.3% 11.8% 9.5%

Primary elections edit

Party primaries took place on September 10, 2002.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Paul Strauss, incumbent shadow senator
  • Pete Ross, businessman, landlord, former Army captain

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Strauss 47,787 65.87%
Democratic Pete Ross 22,633 31.20%
Write-in 2,128 2.93%
Total votes 72,548 100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Norma M. Sasaki
  • Clark D. Horvath
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norma M. Sasaki (write-in) 34 5.61%
Republican Clark D. Horvath (write-in) 2 0.33%
Write-in 570 94.06%
Total votes 606 100.00%

General election edit

Strauss faced Republican Norma M. Sasaki, and D.C. Statehood Green candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul. As is usual for Democrats in the District, Strauss won in a landslide.

Candidates edit

Results edit

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Strauss (incumbent) 91,434 77.32%
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 13,966 11.81%
Republican Norma M. Sasaki 11,277 9.54%
Write-in 1,582 1.34%
Total votes 118,259 100.00%
Democratic hold

References edit

  1. ^ "Certified Election Results for the September 10, 2002 Primary Election". Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Certified Election Results for the September 10, 2002 Primary Election". Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "DC Shadow Senator 2002 election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2022.


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