2020 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia
The 2020 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia was held on November 3, 2020. The shadow senator is a DC-only position created to advocate for statehood and is not officially sworn into the U.S. Senate.
Incumbent Democrat Paul Strauss won reelection to a fifth term, with the largest share of votes in his career—81.2% and 251,991 votes.
In the primaries, Strauss and Eleanor Ory of the DC Statehood Green Party ran unopposed in their parties. Cornelia Weiss won a write-in campaign in the Republican primary.
In the general election, the results were:
- Paul Strauss (Democrat): 251,991 votes, 81.2%
- Eleanor Ory (DC Statehood Green): 31,151 votes, 10.0%
- Cornelia Weiss (Republican): 24,168 votes, 7.8%
Turnout was 59.9%. The election occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, and mail-in voting was encouraged.
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