Elections · U.S. House · District of Columbia
District of Columbia House race, Delegate seat
Eleanor Norton holds this seat but is not on the November ballot. Three candidates are competing for it.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat · Holds the seat now
How to vote in District of Columbia
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 21 days before by mail, or same-day through Election Day in person.

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The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $7.6M
- Outside money
- $308K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The 3 groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
21 filed- Eleanor NortonDemocrat$54K
- Gordon ChaffinDemocrat$35K
- Trent HolbrookDemocrat$64K
- Gregory JaczkoDemocrat$140K
- Robert MatthewsDemocrat$49K
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 681K
- Median household income
- $110K
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Living below the poverty line
- 15.4%
- Without health insurance
- 3.6%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
D+73 in 2024
- Eleanor Holmes NortonWon80.1%
- Kymone Freeman7%
314,069 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.