Election Name: | 2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
Country: | Washington, D.C. |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2008 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
Next Election: | 2020 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Turnout: | 33.2% 29.3pp |
Image1: | Paul Strauss, 2015.jpg |
Nominee1: | Paul Strauss |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 116,901 |
Percentage1: | 76.4% |
Nominee2: | David Schwartzman |
Party2: | D.C. Statehood Green Party |
Popular Vote2: | 15,710 |
Percentage2: | 10.3% |
Nominee3: | Glenda Richmond |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Popular Vote3: | 10,702 |
Percentage3: | 7.0% |
Map Size: | 225px |
Shadow Senator | |
Before Election: | Paul Strauss |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Paul Strauss |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2014 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Paul Strauss won his closest primary challenge against businessman Pete Ross and was easily elected to a fourth term.
Party primaries took place on April 1, 2014.
D.C. Statehood Green candidate David Schwartzman and Libertarian candidate John Daniel were unopposed in their party primaries. A Republican primary was held with no candidates.
The general election took place on November 4, 2014.