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    Presidential election in Washington, D.C., 2020

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    Washington, D.C.
    2020 presidential election

    Democratic primary: June 2, 2020
    Democratic winner: Joe Biden

    Republican primary: June 2, 2020
    Republican winner: Donald Trump

    Electoral College: Three votes
    2020 winner: Joe Biden
    2016 winner: Hillary Clinton (D)
    2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)

    Presidential election by state, 2020

    Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2020. Biden won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump's (R) 232 electoral votes.

    The Democratic and Republican parties held primary elections on June 2, 2020. Biden won the Democratic primary, and Trump won the Republican primary.[1]

    Washington, D.C., was first able to cast electoral votes in presidential elections beginning in 1964. In the 14 presidential elections since, the Democratic candidate has won the district in each election.[2]

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    Candidates and election results[edit]

    General election[edit]


    Presidential election results in , 2020
     
    Candidate/Running mate
    %
    Popular votes
    Electoral votes
    ✔
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    		Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
     
    92.1
     
    		317,323 3
    Image of
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    		Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
     
    5.4
     
    		18,586 0
    Image of
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    		Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
     
    0.6
     
    		2,036 0
    Image of
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    		Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
     
    0.5
     
    		1,726 0
    Image of
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    		Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Independent)
     
    0.2
     
    		855 0
    Image of
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    		Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
     
    0.2
     
    		693 0
      Other write-in votes
     
    0.9
     
    		3,137 0

    Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

    		Total votes: 344,356



    Primary election[edit]

    District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary on June 2, 2020
     
    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    Pledged delegates
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    		Joe Biden
     
    76.0
     
    		84,093 20
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    		Elizabeth Warren
     
    12.9
     
    		14,228 0
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    		Bernie Sanders
     
    10.0
     
    		11,116 0
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    		Tulsi Gabbard
     
    0.4
     
    		442 0
      Other
     
    0.7
     
    		809 0

     Source

    		Total votes: 110,688 • Total pledged delegates: 20


    District of Columbia Republican presidential primary on June 2, 2020
     
    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    Pledged delegates
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    		Donald Trump
     
    100
     
    		1,559 19

     Source

    		Total votes: 1,559 • Total pledged delegates: 19


    Democratic primary[edit]

    See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Washington, D.C., held its Democratic primary election on June 2, 2020.
  • Washington, D.C., had an estimated 45 delegates comprised of 20 pledged delegates and 25 superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was closed, meaning only registered Democrats were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[3] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[4] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[5] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[6]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[7]

    Republican primary[edit]

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Washington, D.C., held its Republican primary election on June 2, 2020.
  • Washington, D.C., had an estimated 19 delegates. Delegate allocation is a winner takes all.
  • The Republican convention will be closed, meaning only registered Republicans will be able to participate in the convention.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[8]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[9]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

    For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Washington, D.C., click here.



    Historical election results[edit]

    2016[edit]

    General election[edit]

    U.S. presidential election, Washington, D.C., 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 90.9% 282,830 3
         Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 4.1% 12,723 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 1.6% 4,906 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.4% 4,258 0
         - Write-in votes 2.1% 6,551 0
    Total Votes 311,268 3
    Election results via: D.C. Board of Elections

    Primary election[edit]

    Washington, D.C. Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 78% 76,704 16
    Bernie Sanders 20.7% 20,361 4
    Rocky De La Fuente 0.2% 213 0
    Other 0.5% 485 0
    Under and over votes 0.6% 635 0
    Totals 98,398 20
    Source: The New York Times and D.C. Board of Elections


    Washington, D.C. Republican Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngMarco Rubio 37.3% 1,059 10
    John Kasich 35.5% 1,009 9
    Donald Trump 13.8% 391 0
    Ted Cruz 12.4% 351 0
    Other 1% 29 0
    Totals 2,839 19
    Source: The New York Times and Politico

    2012[edit]

    U.S. presidential election, Washington, D.C., 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 90.9% 267,070 3
         Republican Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 7.3% 21,381 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.7% 2,083 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.8% 2,458 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0.3% 772 0
    Total Votes 293,764 3
    Election results via: District of Columbia Board of Elections

    2008[edit]

    U.S. presidential election, Washington, D.C., 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 92.5% 245,800 3
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 6.5% 17,367 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.4% 958 0
         Green Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.2% 590 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0.4% 1,138 0
    Total Votes 265,853 3
    Election results via: District of Columbia Board of Elections

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016[edit]

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends[edit]

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    District of Columbia presidential election results (1900-2020)
    15 Democratic wins

    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
    Winning Party N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D


    Presidential election voting record in D.C., 1964-2016[edit]

    Between 1964 and 2016:

    • D.C. participated in 14 presidential elections. Its first was in 1964. It received the right to cast electoral votes in presidential elections in 1961 with the ratification of the 23rd Amendment.
    • D.C. voted for the winning presidential candidate 42.86 percent of the time.
    • D.C. voted Democratic 100 percent of the time and Republican 0 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Washington, D.C., 2000-2016[edit]

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    Presidential election by state[edit]

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

    https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_STATE,_2020

    See also[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Primary Election 2020 - Election Night Unofficial Results," accessed June 3, 2020
    2. ↑ 270 to Win, "District of Columbia," accessed June 17, 2019
    3. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    4. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    5. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    6. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    7. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    8. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    9. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    10. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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