2006 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

2006 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Michael D. Brown Joyce Robinson-Paul
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green
Popular vote 90,336 15,352
Percentage 84.2% 14.3%

Shadow Senator before election

Florence Pendleton
Democratic

Elected Shadow Senator

Michael D. Brown
Democratic

The 2006 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 2006, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate.

Incumbent Shadow Senator Florence Pendleton ran for reelection, but was unable to make it onto the ballot as she had only 1,559 valid signatures, short of the necessary 2,000. The Democratic primary was won by Michael Brown, who went on to secure an easy victory in the November general election.

Primary elections[edit]

Party primaries took place on September 12, 2006.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

On ballot[edit]
  • Michael Donald Brown, political consultant
  • Philip Pannell, political activist and community organizer
Failed to make ballot[edit]

Campaign[edit]

Brown's landslide victory was unexpected, and many attributed it to voters confusing Brown with the similarly named mayoral candidate Michael A. Brown, who was also on the ballot. Prior to winning the primary, Brown was a little-known political consultant who spent less than $1,000 on his campaign.[1]

Pendleton, who was kicked off the ballot after Pannell challenged her signatures, ran a write-in campaign with little success. She also floated the idea of running as an independent in November, although ultimately that did not occur.[2]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Brown 62,415 73.15%
Democratic Philip Pannell 21,552 25.26%
Write-in 1,363 1.60%
Total votes 85,330 100.00%

General election[edit]

No Republican filed to run, and Brown's only opposition was Joyce Robinson-Paul of the D.C. Statehood Green Party. Brown cruised to victory, winning more than 84% of the vote.

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael D. Brown 90,336 84.16%
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 15,352 14.30%
Write-in 1,647 1.53%
Total votes 107,335 100.00%
Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ Woodlee, Yolanda (September 16, 2006). "Two Michael Browns Stir Confusion at the Polls: Little-Known Candidate Wins Shadow Senator Race". The Washington Post. p. B01. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Lori; Silverman, Elissa (August 3, 2006). "Pro-Slots Group Is Sailing On". The Washington Post. p. DZ02. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "DC Shadow Senator- D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "DC Shadow Senator". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 25, 2021.