United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2008

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

The 2008 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 4, 2008. The winner of the race was incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who is now serving in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009, until her term of office expires on January 3, 2011.

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms. This election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Match-up summary

District	Incumbent	2008 Status	Democratic	Republican	Green	Socialist Workers Party
At-large	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Re-election	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Maude Hills	Seth Dellinger

Candidates

Incumbent Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought re-election for a 10th full term to the United States House of Representatives. She launched her re-election campaign with an announcement at the Eastern Market playground on May 10, 2008.

Norton was opposed by Green Party candidate Maude Hills and Seth Dellinger, a candidate for the Socialist Workers Party. The incumbent easily won reelection with over 85% of the vote.

Results

District of Columbia's at-large congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Norton (inc.)	228,376	92.28%
	D.C. Statehood Green	Maude Hills	16,693	6.75%
	Write-ins		2,402	0.97%
Totals			247,471	100.00%
	Democratic hold