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2020Final results

2020 election for District of Columbia Delegate

U.S. House · District of Columbia

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (D) by 78.9 points.

Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocrat · winner
81.9%281,831
3.0%10,467
Patrick HynesLibertarian
2.8%9,678
2.2%7,628
2.1%7,090
Omari MusaSocialist Workers
1.9%6,702
1.6%5,553
David KrucoffIndependent
1.5%5,017
Amir LoweryIndependent
1.5%5,001
John CheeksIndependent
0.8%2,914
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%2,263
344,144 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+80.72022D+73.82024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Eleanor Holmes NortonNo Republican
$387.5K
Raised by the campaign
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$359.4K
Spent by the campaign
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$97.6K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Barbara Washington Franklin $17.9K · David Krucoff $12.3K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (D)

Also on the ballot: Patrick Hynes (Libertarian), 2.8%; Barbara Washington Franklin (Independent), 2.2%; Robert A. Underwood (Democrat), 2.1%; Omari Musa (Socialist Workers), 1.9%; Natale Stracuzzi (Green), 1.6%; David Krucoff (Independent), 1.5%; Amir Lowery (Independent), 1.5%; John Cheeks (Independent), 0.8%