Live results: Democratic primary for open DC seat in Congress underway
Summary
The race has started to fill the District of Columbia’s non-voting seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announced her retirement. Two main Democratic candidates, Robert White and Brooke Pinto, are leading the contest.Key Facts
- Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s non-voting delegate to Congress, is retiring.
- Norton has held this position since 1991.
- The seat is for a delegate who can participate in Congress but cannot vote on the final passage of laws.
- Robert White is a current at-large member of the D.C. Council and has run for mayor before.
- Brooke Pinto is also a member of the D.C. Council representing a district.
- Both White and Pinto are competing in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed Norton.
- The primary race is currently underway.
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