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88岁的诺顿宣布不会寻求第19个任期，为其席位开启了一场罕见的公开席位竞争
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华盛顿特区无固定选区市议员小罗伯特·怀特周二赢得民主党初选，角逐埃莉诺·霍姆斯·诺顿长期担任的国会无投票权代表席位，这将使他成为自1991年以来该特区首位新国会议员。
这场罕见的华盛顿特区代表席位公开竞争，是在88岁的诺顿宣布不会在国会连任18届之后发起的。民主党候选人将进入11月的大选，在民主党占绝对优势的华盛顿特区，民主党候选人大幅领先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，但该职位不具备众议院全院的最终投票权。此次选举之际，华盛顿正持续就特区建州、地方自治和联邦对国家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-哥伦比亚特区）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哥伦比亚特区议会成员就职仪式。（马文·约瑟夫/《华盛顿邮报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
怀特自2016年起担任华盛顿特区无固定选区市议员，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参与了本次角逐，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，1991年就职，成为该特区的无投票权代表，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，其任期内的核心斗争围绕特区建州、地方自治和国会完整代表权展开。
对许多华盛顿特区选民而言，诺顿是他们唯一认识的国会代表。她在18届任期后决定卸任，开启了数十年来该席位首次真正意义上的竞争性选举，并引发了当地民主党人争相角逐这一特区最具象征意义的政治职位之一。
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民主党籍哥伦比亚特区众议员埃莉诺·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与基础设施小组委员会听证会。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
怀特将进入11月的大选，在民主党占绝对优势的华盛顿特区，民主党候选人将大幅领先。
共和党候选人丹尼斯·罗萨多在共和党初选中无对手，而至少一名第三方候选人基莫恩·弗里曼也在角逐该无投票权代表席位。
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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
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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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