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District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
2008 District of Columbia Congressional and City wide Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/14/07, Presidential Primary: 2/12/08, Congressional Filing Deadline: 8/27/08, City Filing Deadline: 7/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/27/08, Primary: 9/9/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 22, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 89.2% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Obama, Cook Political Report: Solid Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 92.5%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 6.5%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.4%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (DC-GA) 0.2%, |
| write-in votes 0.4%, ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (WI-GA), |
Two D.C. Council At-Large Seats, 55.4% for Brown, 30.9% for Schwartz in '04, Carol Schwartz (R) defeated in primary,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,  Republican
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| Kwame Brown (D) 47.7%, |
Patrick Mara (R) 10.4%, |
Michael A. Brown (I) 19.8%, |
| David Schwartzman (DC) 5.1%, |
| Dee Hunter (I) 2.0%, |
| Mark H. Long (I) 4.0%, |
| Adam Clampitt (I), |
| Jimmy Johnson (I), |
| Carol Schwartz (R/WI), Crystal Kim (PSL/WI)?, Sam Manuel (SW/WI), |
Delegate to Congress, 97.3% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) 92.3%, |
No Republican |
Maude Louise Hills (DC) 6.8%, |
write in votes 1.0%, George "Underdog" Jackson (WI), Seth Dellinger (SW/WI), |
Shadow Senator, 77.3% in '02, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Paul Strauss (D) 80.8%, |
Nelson F. Rimensnyder (R) 8.2%, |
Keith Ware (DC) 7.4%, |
| Damien Lincoln Ober (L) 2.6%, |
| write in votes 0.9%, Gerald "Crazy Horse" Woody, Sr. (WI), |
Shadow Representative, 77.5% in '06,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mike "Ice Man" Panetta (D) 85.9%, |
No Republican |
Joyce Robinson-Paul (DC) 13.2%, |
| write in votes 1.0%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to District of Columbia Political Parties:
4. District of Columbia Media Links:
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