Country: | District of Columbia |
Type: | Presidential |
Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
Candidate1: | Eleanor Holmes Norton |
Party1: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
Popular Vote1: | 246,664 |
Percentage1: | 88.55% |
Candidate2: | Bruce Majors |
Party2: | Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia |
Popular Vote2: | 16,524 |
Percentage2: | 5.93% |
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 6, 2012, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.
The non-voting delegate is elected for two-year terms. Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, held on April 3, 2012.[1]
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