District of Columbia — 2008 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in District of Columbia in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1 of 1 congressional race match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 245,800 | 92.5% |
| Republican | 17,367 | 6.5% |
| Write-in | 1,138 | 0.4% |
| Independent | 958 | 0.4% |
| D.C. Statehood Green | 590 | 0.2% |
| Total | 265,853 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
Delegate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democrat | 228,376 | 92.3% |
| Maude Louise Hills | D.C. Statehood Green | 16,693 | 6.7% |
| Write-in | 2,402 | 1.0% | |
| Total | 247,471 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.