| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Candidate1: | Eleanor Holmes Norton |
| Party1: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| Popular Vote1: | 117,990 |
| Percentage1: | 88.94% |
| Candidate2: | Missy Reilly Smith |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,673 |
| Percentage2: | 6.58% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Delegate | |
| Before Election: | Eleanor Holmes Norton |
| Before Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| After Election: | Eleanor Holmes Norton |
| After Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
On November 2, 2010, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. The winner of the race is to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.
The delegate is elected for two-year terms.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, has held the seat since 1991 and was up for reelection in 2010. Her Democratic opponent in the primary election was Douglass Sloan, who is only the second candidate to ever challenge Holmes Norton in a primary since she took office in 1991.[1]
Missy Reilly Smith, an anti-abortion activist, was the Republican candidate. She ran unopposed in the primary election. Smith caused a controversy by running television ads featuring graphic images of aborted fetuses. Smith herself had undergone two abortions in the past.[2]
The primary election took place on for September 14[3] for both the offices of Delegate and Shadow Representative. Incumbent Eleanor Norton Holmes faced only the second primary challenge since she took office in 1991.[1]