On November 3, 2020, the District of Columbia held elections for several local and federal government offices. Its primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.[2]
Washington, D.C., has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College. The district has leaned heavily Democratic in each presidential election since 1964, the first one in which its population was able to vote.
2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
Incumbent Franklin Garcia declined to run for re-election. Democrat Oye Owolewa, independent Sohaer Syed, and Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul competed for his open seat.
2020 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia[5]
In 2020, a general election for Council of the District of Columbia was held on November 3, and a special election was held on June 27. Elections were held in four of the districts and one at-large. The Democratic Party retained its control of the city council and the council became majority female for the first time since the 1998 election.[6]
This was the first city council election to have public campaign financing with $3.4 million being given to candidates and George being given the most at $281,055 during the campaign.
^"These Women Will Turn The D.C. Council Majority-Female For The First Time In Decades". WAMU. November 19, 2020. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^Moyer, Justin (August 5, 2020). "D.C. residents to vote on decriminalization of 'magic mushrooms' on November ballot". Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
Further readingedit
Rebecca Tan (September 11, 2020), "Hundreds of ballot drop boxes are coming to the D.C. region. Here's what to expect.", Washington Post
Michael Brice-Saddler (October 9, 2020), "After disastrous primary, D.C. elections board chair prepares for biggest test yet", Washington Post
Michael Brice-Saddler (October 15, 2020), "How does D.C. verify a signature on a ballot? Here's how it works", Washington Post
Michael Brice-Saddler; Erin Cox; Antonio Olivo (October 16, 2020), "When to expect election results in the Washington region", Washington Post
External linksedit
DC Board of Elections
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)
"State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
January 01, 1970
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On November 3 2020 the District of Columbia held elections for several local and federal government offices Its primary elections were held on June 2 2020 2 2020 District of Columbia elections 20182022 Turnout66 90 1 In addition to the U S presidential race voters elected one of its two shadow senators its nonvoting member of the House of Representatives and 6 of 13 seats on the council There is also one ballot measure which was voted on 3 Contents 1 Federal elections 1 1 President of the United States 1 2 United States House of Representatives 1 3 Shadow Senator 1 4 Shadow Representative 2 District elections 2 1 Council 2 2 Ballot measure 2 2 1 Polling 2 2 2 Result 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksFederal elections editPresident of the United States edit Main article 2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia See also 2020 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary and 2020 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary Washington D C has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College The district has leaned heavily Democratic in each presidential election since 1964 the first one in which its population was able to vote 2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joe Biden 317 323 92 15 Republican Donald Trump incumbent 18 586 5 40 Libertarian Jo Jorgensen 2 036 0 59 DC Statehood Green Howie Hawkins 1 726 0 50 Independent Gloria La Riva 855 0 25 Independent Brock Pierce 693 0 20 Write in 3 137 0 91 Total votes 344 356 100 00 United States House of Representatives edit Main article 2020 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia Eleanor Holmes Norton ran for re election as a non voting delegate to the House of Representatives 4 2020 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton incumbent 281 831 86 30 Libertarian Patrick Hynes 9 678 2 96 Independent Barbara Washington Franklin 7 628 2 34 Socialist Workers Omari Musa 6 702 2 05 DC Statehood Green Natale Lino Stracuzzi 5 553 1 70 Independent David Krucoff 5 017 1 54 Independent Amir Lowery 5 001 1 53 Independent John Cheeks 2 914 0 89 Write in 2 263 0 69 Total votes 326 587 100 00 Democratic hold Shadow Senator edit Main article 2020 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia Incumbent Paul Strauss was re elected to a sixth term as a shadow senator 2020 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul Strauss incumbent 251 991 81 17 DC Statehood Green Eleanor Ory 31 151 10 03 Republican Cornelia Weiss 24 168 7 78 Write in 3 154 1 02 Total votes 310 464 100 00 Democratic hold Shadow Representative edit Main article 2020 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia Incumbent Franklin Garcia declined to run for re election Democrat Oye Owolewa independent Sohaer Syed and Statehood Green Joyce Robinson Paul competed for his open seat 2020 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Oye Owolewa 240 533 81 60 DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson Paul 27 128 9 20 Independent Sohaer Rizvi Syed 22 771 7 72 Write in 4 341 1 47 Total votes 294 773 100 00 Democratic holdDistrict elections editCouncil edit This section is an excerpt from 2020 Council of the District of Columbia election edit In 2020 a general election for Council of the District of Columbia was held on November 3 and a special election was held on June 27 Elections were held in four of the districts and one at large The Democratic Party retained its control of the city council and the council became majority female for the first time since the 1998 election 6 Jack Evans resigned from the city council causing a special election Evans unsuccessfully ran for his seat which was won by Brooke Pinto Incumbent councilors Robert White Pinto Vincent C Gray and Trayon White won reelection Janeese Lewis George won election to the city council after defeating incumbent councilor Brandon Todd while David Grosso retired and was succeeded by Christina Henderson This was the first city council election to have public campaign financing with 3 4 million being given to candidates and George being given the most at 281 055 during the campaign Ballot measure edit Initiative 81 titled the Entheogenic Plants and Fungus Policy Act of 2020 aims to decriminalize noncommercial cultivation distribution and possession of psychedelic plants including psilocybin mushrooms iboga cacti containing mescaline and ayahuasca 7 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize a Marginof error For Initiative 81 Against Initiative 81 Undecided FM3 Research Campaign to Decriminalize Nature DC A August 16 24 2020 620 LV 4 60 24 16 FM3 Research Campaign to Decriminalize Nature DC A March April 2020 V b 51 27 22 Result edit Initiative Measure No 81Entheogenic Plants and Fungus Policy Act Choice Votes nbsp Yes 214 685 76 18 No 67 140 23 82 Total votes 281 825 100 00 Registered voters turnout 517 890 54 42 Source 5 Notes edit Key A all adultsRV registered votersLV likely votersV unclear Not yet released Partisan clients a b Poll sponsored by Campaign to Decrminalize Nature D C which had supported the initiative prior to the poll s sampling periodReferences edit Election Statistics District of Columbia Board of Elections December 2 2020 Municipal elections in Washington D C 2020 Ballotpedia Retrieved September 20 2020 Sakellaridis Faye September 18 2020 60 Percent of DC Voters Support Plant Medicine Decriminalization Lucid Retrieved September 20 2020 Live District of Columbia State Primary Election Results 2020 New York Times June 3 2020 Retrieved September 20 2020 a b c d General Election 2020 Certified Results electionresults dcboe org December 2 2020 These Women Will Turn The D C Council Majority Female For The First Time In Decades WAMU November 19 2020 Archived from the original on June 28 2021 Retrieved June 28 2021 Moyer Justin August 5 2020 D C residents to vote on decriminalization of magic mushrooms on November ballot Washington Post Retrieved September 20 2020 Further reading editRebecca Tan September 11 2020 Hundreds of ballot drop boxes are coming to the D C region Here s what to expect Washington Post Michael Brice Saddler October 9 2020 After disastrous primary D C elections board chair prepares for biggest test yet Washington Post Michael Brice Saddler October 15 2020 How does D C verify a signature on a ballot Here s how it works Washington Post Michael Brice Saddler Erin Cox Antonio Olivo October 16 2020 When to expect election results in the Washington region Washington PostExternal links editDC Board of Elections Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association District of Columbia D C Voting amp 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 State Elections Legislation Database Ncsl org Washington D C National Conference of State Legislatures State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 District of Columbia elections amp oldid 1129728038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
