The Green Papers: District of Columbia 2002 Midterm Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm District of Columbia
Primary: Tuesday 10 September 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:0 
Senators:0 
2000 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
2002 Representatives:0(0.00% of 435)
1990 Census:606,900 (0.24% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:574,096 (0.20% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):353,503
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):414,000
Capital:Washington, DC
Tuesday 10 September 2002 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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District of Columbia State and Local Government


The District of Columbia has no voting members in Congress.

November 5, 2002 General Election

  • non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
    • Democrat: Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent). Reelected 5 November 2002. Renominated 10 September 2002 Primary
    • Green: Sam Jordan (Pending, not on ballot)
    • Independent: Patricia Kidd
  • Mayor of the District of Columbia
    • Democrat: Mayor Anthony "Tony" Williams (incumbent). Reelected 5 November 2002. Renominated 10 September 2002 Primary.
    • Green: Steve Donkin
    • Independent: Tricia Kinch
    • Republican: Carol Schwartz
    • Socialist Workers: Sam Manuel

recap: re: September 10, 2002 Primary Election

  • non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
    • Democrat: Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent) (98.28%). Renominated 10 September 2002 Primary
  • Mayor of the District of Columbia
    • Democrat: Mayor Anthony "Tony" Williams (incumbent) (write-in 66.20%) Renominated 10 September 2002. [On Saturday, 27 July 2002 the Board of Elections and Ethics unanimously voted that incumbent Democratic Mayor Anthony "Tony" Williams did NOT have the necessary number of valid signatures on his nominating petitions (there were allegations that signatures were forged). The ruling was upheld by the D.C. Court of Appeals on 8 August 2002. Mr. Williams is running as a write-in candidate.]; Willie F. Wilson (write-in 22.14%); Douglas E. Moore (5.08%); James W. Clark (1.53%); Faith Dane (1.17%); Carol Schwartz (write-in 0.58%); Osie L. Thorpe (write-in 0.34%).
    • Green: Steve Donkin (44.91%); scatter write-in (55.09%)

The District elects two "United States Senators" and one "United States Representative". These are actually local offices (with the same titles as federal offices) and were created in 1980 by a voter approved Initiative. The federal offices would exist if the District were a state. From the website of the District of Columbia --

"The concept of electing senators and representatives in an effort to achieve statehood originated in Tennessee in 1796; seven states have used this procedure in gaining admission to the union. Under D.C. law, the duties of the senators and representatives are to inform Congress that D.C. residents meet the traditional standards for achieving statehood; to monitor the progress of D.C.'s petition to gain statehood; and to advise the District on matters regarding statehood."
 

 


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