2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia
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Nominee Michael D. Brown Eleanor Ory
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green
Popular vote 166,983 30,992
Percentage 82.8% 15.4%
Results by ward
Brown:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Shadow Senator before election

Michael D. Brown
Independent

Elected Shadow Senator

Michael D. Brown
Democratic

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    The 2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2018, 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 Mike Brown was re-elected to a third term.

    Democratic primary

    The Democratic primary took place on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. About 76% of registered voters in the District of Columbia were registered with the Democratic Party, compared with only 6% of registered Republicans.[1] The winner of the Democratic primary almost always wins the general election.[2]

    Candidates

    Campaign

    Thomas' campaign raised $44,000 and spent $34,800. Brown's campaign raised and spent only $12,000 and $1,200, respectively.[5]

    Thomas' campaign accused Brown of coasting on the name recognition of another D.C. politician, Michael A. Brown, a black former-councilman who remained popular in spite of a federal bribery conviction.[5] Michael D. Brown dismissed the claim in an article for The Washington Post saying, "the implication that I win because African Americans are too uninformed to realize there are two people with a common name is insulting to the hundreds of thousands of D.C. voters who have supported my campaigns."[6]

    Endorsements

    Andria Thomas
    Members of the Council of the District of Columbia
    Attorneys General
    Organizations
    • DC for Democracy[7]
    United States Senate Democratic primary election in the District of Columbia, 2018
      Brown—>60%
      Brown—50–60%
      Thomas—>50%

    Results

    Democratic primary results[8]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Michael D. Brown (Incumbent) 33,366 51.0
    Democratic Andria Thomas 30,920 47.3
    Democratic Write-ins 1,090 0.89
    Total votes 65,376 100.00

    D.C. Statehood Green primary

    Candidates

    Results

    D.C. Statehood Green primary[8]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    DC Statehood Green Write-ins 95 100.0
    Total votes 95 100.00

    Independents

    Candidates

    General election

    Candidates

    Results

    General election results[11]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Michael D. Brown (Incumbent) 166,983 82.8
    DC Statehood Green Eleanor Ory 30,992 15.4
    Other Write-ins 3,593 1.8
    Total votes 201,568 100.00

    References

    1. ^ "Monthly Report of Voter Registration Statistics". District of Columbia Board of Elections. May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    2. ^ "D.C. Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    3. ^ a b c "Democratic List of Candidates in Ballot Order in the June 19, 2018 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
    4. ^ "Andria Thomas for Senate 2018". Andria Thomas for Senate 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
    5. ^ a b c d e f Jamison, Peter (June 14, 2018). "Is this D.C. politician benefiting from a case of mistaken identity?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
    6. ^ "Opinion | Michael D. Brown: People know I am not the other guy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    7. ^ "Another Endorsement – DC for Democracy". dcfordemocracy.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
    8. ^ a b "DCBOE Election Results". electionresults.dcboe.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
    9. ^ a b "Martin Austermuhle on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
    10. ^ a b c d e f "List of Candidates in the November 6, 2018 General Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
    11. ^ "General Election 2018 - Election Night Unofficial Results". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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