2022 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

For related races, see 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

On November 8, 2022, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2022 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

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Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Nelson Rimensnyder Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 174,212 11,699 Percentage 86.54% 5.81%

Ward results Precinct results Holmes-Norton:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

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

The incumbent was Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, who was re-elected with 86.83% of the vote in 2020.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eleanor Holmes Norton, incumbent delegate

Eliminated in primary

• Wendy Hamilton, ordained minister and Director of Spiritual and Cultural Outreach for the Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign^[2]
• Kelly Mikel Williams, journalist^[3]

Did not file

• Greg Maye, businessman^[3]

Declined

• Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015–present)^[4]

Endorsements

Wendy Hamilton

State legislators

• Jermaine Johnson, Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 80th district (2020–present)^[5]

Party officials

• Andrew Yang, Leader of the Forward Party (2021–present), Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017)^[6]

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and political activist^[7]

Organizations

• Forward Party^[6]

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[8]

Organizations

• National Women's Political Caucus^[9]

Results

 

Results by ward:

  Holmes Norton—80–90%

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent)	107,289	86.71%
	Democratic	Kelly Mikel Williams	7,681	6.21%
	Democratic	Wendy "Hope Dealer" Hamilton	7,680	6.21%
	Democratic	Write-in	1,090	0.88%
Total votes			123,740	100%
	n/a	Overvotes	146
	n/a	Undervotes	4,495

Republican primary

Candidate

Nominee

• Nelson Rimensnyder, nominee for U.S. Delegate in 2018

Results

 

Results by ward:

  Rimensnyder—70–80%

  Rimensnyder—80–90%

  Rimensnyder—>90%

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nelson F. Rimensnyder	2,508	88.06%
	Republican	Write-in	340	11.94%
Total votes			2,848	100%
	n/a	Overvotes	13
	n/a	Undervotes	321

Libertarian primary

Bruce Majors signaled his intention to run for Delegate, but did not appear on the primary ballot. He won the nomination through write-in votes during the Libertarian primary.

Candidates

Declared

• Bruce Majors, nominee for U.S. Delegate in 2018 and candidate for mayor in 2014

Results

Libertarian primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Write-in	87	100
Total votes			87	100%
	n/a	Undervotes	32

Statehood Green primary

Candidate

The D.C. Statehood Green candidate, Natale Stracuzzi, did not appear on the primary ballot, but won nomination through write-ins in the primary.

Nominee

• Natale Stracuzzi, nominee for U.S. Delegate in 2014 and 2016

Results

Statehood Green results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Write-in	352	100
Total votes			352	100%
	n/a	Undervotes	148

General election

Results

2022 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent)	174,238	86.54
	Republican	Nelson Rimensnyder	11,701	5.81
	DC Statehood Green	Natale Stracuzzi	9,867	4.90
	Libertarian	Bruce Major	4,003	1.99
	Write-in		1,521	0.76
Total valid votes			201,330	97.84
Rejected ballots			4,444	2.16
Total votes			205,774	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	40.76

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in the District of Columbia

References

1. "General Election 2020 - Election Night Unofficial Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
2. "D.C. Reverend announces candidacy for Congress". WDMV. February 3, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
3. Kain, Chris (December 6, 2021). "Who's lined up to run in the 2022 primaries?". The DC Line. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. Brice-Saddler, Michael (October 12, 2021). "D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not seek elective office in 2022". Washington Post. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
5. "Youth-Led Townhall with Policy Makers and Candidates". Patch.com. April 15, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
6. "LIVE: Andrew Yang in Washington DC-October 6th 2021". Matt Skidmore Show. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
7. "LIVE: Rally for Hope w/ Wendy Hamilton, Andrew Yang, & Marianne Williamson in DC - May 26th 2022". Matt Skidmore Show. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
8. "The Post endorses Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's first line of defense". Washington Post. May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
9. "NWPC 2022 Endorsed Candidates". National Women's Political Caucus.
10. "Primary Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
11. "General Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Holmes Norton (D) for Delegate
• Rimensnyder (R) for Delegate