2026年6月17日 美国东部时间凌晨12:27 / 福克斯新闻
88岁的诺顿宣布不会寻求第19个任期，为她的席位开启了一场罕见的公开席位竞争
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华盛顿特区选民前往投票站参与市长初选，贾尼丝·刘易斯·乔治推进进步议程
华盛顿特区选民前往投票站，市长候选人贾尼丝·刘易斯·乔治以普及托儿服务、社会住房和扩大租金管制为竞选纲领开展活动。
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华盛顿特区议会无选区议员小罗伯特·怀特周二赢得民主党初选，角逐埃莉诺·霍姆斯·诺顿长期担任的无投票权国会席位，这有望让他成为自1991年以来首位新的特区国会代表。
这场罕见的特区代表席位公开席位竞争，是在88岁的诺顿宣布在国会任职18届后不再寻求连任之后启动的。民主党候选人将晋级11月的大选，在民主党占绝对优势的华盛顿，该党候选人有望轻松击败共和党和第三方挑战者。
华盛顿特区的国会代表可以提出法案、在委员会任职，并在国会山为特区发声，但该职位不包含在众议院全体会议上的最终投票权。此次选举之际，华盛顿仍在就州地位、地方自治和联邦对首都的管控展开长期斗争。
本次初选采用华盛顿特区新的排名选择投票制度，但怀特成功获得提名。
国会议员埃莉诺·霍姆斯·诺顿（民主党-华盛顿特区）于2025年1月2日在华盛顿特区沃尔特·E·华盛顿会议中心出席华盛顿特区议会成员就职仪式。（马文·约瑟夫/《华盛顿邮报》通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
怀特自2016年起担任华盛顿特区议会无选区议员，此前曾在诺顿的国会办公室担任立法顾问。他在放弃可能的市长竞选后宣布参选，称随着联邦对华盛顿特区的施压加剧，特区需要一位更积极的国会代言人。
诺顿于1990年首次当选，并于1991年就职，成为特区首位无投票权代表，也是华盛顿特区最知名的政治人物之一。她的退休结束了长达约35年的18届任期，这段任期的核心是为首都争取州地位、地方自治和完整国会代表权的斗争。
对许多华盛顿特区选民而言，诺顿是他们有史以来认识的唯一一位国会代表。她在任职18届后决定卸任，为该席位开启了数十年来第一场真正有竞争力的选举，并引发了当地民主党人竞相争夺这一席特区最具象征意义的政治职位之一的热潮。
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民主党籍哥伦比亚特区代表埃莉诺·霍姆斯·诺顿于2025年7月23日周三在美国华盛顿出席众议院交通和基础设施小组委员会听证会。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博新闻社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
怀特将晋级11月的大选，在民主党占绝对优势的华盛顿特区，民主党候选人胜算极大。
共和党候选人丹尼斯·罗萨多在共和党初选中无对手，而至少还有一名第三方候选人基莫内·弗里曼也在角逐这个无投票权国会代表席位。
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Dems pick potential successor to DC’s congressional delegate after decades-long incumbency
June 17, 2026 12:27am EDT / Fox News
The 88-year-old Norton announced she would not seek a 19th term, setting up a rare open-seat contest for her seat
By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Voters head to polls in DC mayoral primary as Janeese Lewis George pushes progressive agenda
Washington, D.C. voters head to the polls as mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George campaigns on universal childcare, social housing and expanded rent control.
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At-large D.C. Council member Robert White Jr. won the Democratic primary Tuesday for Eleanor Holmes Norton’s longtime non-voting congressional seat, putting him on track to become the district’s first new member of Congress since 1991.
The rare open-seat contest for D.C.’s delegate post came after Norton, 88, announced she would not seek another term following 18 terms in Congress. The Democratic nominee will advance to the November general election in heavily Democratic Washington, where the party’s nominee is heavily favored against Republican and third-party challengers.
D.C.’s delegate can introduce legislation, serve on committees and advocate for the district on Capitol Hill, but the role does not include a final vote on the House floor. The race comes as Washington continues its long-running fight over statehood, home rule and federal control of the nation’s capital.
The primary race was held under D.C.’s new ranked-choice voting system, but White was able to secure the nomination.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) attends the Swearing In Ceremony of members of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington,DC on January 02, 2025.(Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
White has served as an at-large member of the D.C. Council since 2016 and previously worked in Norton’s congressional office as legislative counsel. He entered the race after dropping a possible mayoral bid, arguing the district needed a more aggressive advocate in Congress as federal pressure on D.C. intensified.
Norton was first elected in 1990 and took office in 1991, becoming the district’s nonvoting delegate and one of D.C.’s most recognizable political figures. Her retirement closes an 18-term tenure spanning roughly 35-years, defined by fights over statehood, home rule and full congressional representation for the capital.
For many D.C. voters, Norton has been the only congressional delegate they have ever known. Her decision to step aside after 18 terms opened the first truly competitive race for the seat in decades and set off a scramble among local Democrats seeking to inherit one of the district’s most symbolic political posts.
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Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat from the District of Colombia, during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
White will advance to the November general election, where the Democratic nominee will be heavily favored in overwhelmingly Democratic Washington, D.C.
Republican Denise Rosado is running unopposed for the GOP nomination, while at least one third-party candidate, Kymone Freeman, is also seeking the nonvoting delegate seat.
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