2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

The 2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2018, 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 Mike Brown was re-elected to a third term.

2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Michael D. Brown Eleanor Ory Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 178,573 33,016 Percentage 82.89% 15.32%

Ward results Precinct results Brown:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Shadow Senator before election Michael D. Brown Independent Elected Shadow Senator Michael D. Brown Democratic

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. About 76% of registered voters in the District of Columbia were registered with the Democratic Party, compared with only 6% of registered Republicans.^[1] The winner of the Democratic primary almost always wins the general election.^[2]

Candidates

• Michael D. Brown, incumbent Shadow Senator^[3]
• Andria Thomas, business strategist and activist^[3][4]

Campaign

Thomas' campaign raised $44,000 and spent $34,800. Brown's campaign raised and spent only $12,000 and $1,200, respectively.^[5]

Thomas' campaign accused Brown of coasting on the name recognition of another D.C. politician, Michael A. Brown, a black former-councilman who remained popular in spite of a federal bribery conviction.^[5] Michael D. Brown dismissed the claim in an article for The Washington Post saying, "the implication that I win because African Americans are too uninformed to realize there are two people with a common name is insulting to the hundreds of thousands of D.C. voters who have supported my campaigns."^[6]

Endorsements

Andria Thomas

Members of the Council of the District of Columbia

• Brianne K. Nadeau, Member of the Council of the District of Columbia Ward 1^[5]
• Charles Allen, Member of the Council of the District of Columbia Ward 6^[5]
• David Grosso, Member of the Council of the District of Columbia At-large^[5]

Attorneys General

• Karl A. Racine^[5]

Organizations

• DC for Democracy^[7]

United States Senate Democratic primary election in the District of Columbia, 2018

  Brown—>60%

  Brown—50–60%

  Thomas—>50%

Results

Democratic primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael D. Brown (Incumbent)	33,366	51.0
	Democratic	Andria Thomas	30,920	47.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,090	0.89
Total votes			65,376	100.00

D.C. Statehood Green primary

Candidates

• Eleanor Ory^[9][10]

Results

D.C. Statehood Green primary^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Write-ins	95	100.0
Total votes			95	100.00

Independents

Candidates

• Professor Alpha Bah Esq., MBA^[10]
• Marcus D. Thompson^[10]

General election

Candidates

• Michael D. Brown (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator^[3]
• Eleanor Ory (D.C. Statehood Green)^[9][10]
• Professor Alpha Bah Esq., MBA (Independent)^[10]
• Marcus D. Thompson (Independent)^[10]

Results

General election results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael D. Brown (incumbent)	178,573	82.89
	DC Statehood Green	Eleanor Ory	33,016	15.32
	Write-in		3,852	1.79
Total votes			215,441	100.00