2006 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

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2006 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia
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  2000 November 7, 2006 2012  
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Nominee Michael D. Brown Joyce Robinson-Paul
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green
Popular vote90,33615,352
Percentage84.2%14.3%

U.S. Senator before election

Florence Pendleton
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Michael D. Brown
Democratic

The 2006 United States Senate election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 2006, 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.

Contents

Incumbent Shadow Senator Florence Pendleton ran for reelection, but was unable to make it onto the ballot as she had only 1,559 valid signatures, short of the necessary 2,000. The Democratic primary was won by Michael Brown, who went on to secure an easy victory in the November general election.

Primary elections

Party primaries took place on September 12, 2006.

Democratic primary

Candidates

On ballot
  • Michael Donald Brown, political consultant
  • Philip Pannell, political activist and community organizer
Failed to make ballot

Campaign

Brown's landslide victory was unexpected, and many attributed it to voters confusing Brown with the similarly named Michael A. Brown, who was also on the ballot. Prior to winning the primary, Brown was a little-known political consultant who spent less than $1,000 on his campaign. [1]

Pendleton, who was kicked off the ballot after Pannell challenged her signatures, ran a write-in campaign with little success. She also floated the idea of running as an independent in November, although ultimately that did not occur. [2]

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael D. Brown 62,415 73.15%
Democratic Philip Pannell21,55225.26%
Write-in 1,3631.60%
Total votes85,330 100.00%

General election

No Republican filed to run, and Brown's only opposition was Joyce Robinson-Paul of the D.C. Statehood Green Party. Brown cruised to victory, winning nearly 85% of the vote.

Candidates

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael D. Brown 90,336 84.16%
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul15,35214.30%
Write-in 1,6471.53%
Total votes107,335 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

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