2002 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

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2002 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Paul Strauss Joyce Robinson-Paul Norma M. Sasaki
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Republican
Popular vote 91,434 13,966 11,277
Percentage 77.32% 11.81% 9.54%

U.S. Senator before election

Paul Strauss
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Strauss
Democratic

The 2002 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 2002, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member is only recognized by the District of Columbia and is not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate.

Incumbent Shadow Senator Paul Strauss won reelection to a second term.

Primary elections

Party primaries took place on September 10, 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Strauss 47,787 65.87%
Democratic Pete Ross 22,633 31.20%
Write-in 2,128 2.93%
Total votes 72,548 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Norma M. Sasaki
  • Clark D. Horvath
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norma M. Sasaki 34 5.61%
Republican Clark D. Horvath 2 0.33%
Write-in 570 94.06%
Total votes 606 100.00%

General election

Strauss faced Republican Norma M. Sasaki, and D.C. Statehood Green candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul. As is usual for Democrats in the District, Strauss won in a landslide.

Candidates

Results

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Strauss 91,434 77.32%
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 13,966 11.81%
Republican Norma M. Sasaki 11,277 9.54%
Write-in 1,582 1.34%
Total votes 118,259 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Certified Election Results for the September 10, 2002 Primary Election". Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Certified Election Results for the September 10, 2002 Primary Election". Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "DC Shadow Senator 2002 election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 21, 2022.