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Eleanor Holmes Norton Files to End Reelection Bid, Opening Competitive D.C. Delegate Race

The FEC filing details negligible fundraising, zero cash on hand, significant debt.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., leaves during a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Eleanor Holmes Norton attends a hearing in the Capitol on September 10, 2025.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks during a hearing of the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Capitol Hill, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington.

Overview

  • Norton’s campaign filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 25, effectively shutting down her reelection effort though she could legally refile in the future.
  • The filings show just $7.50 raised from Jan. 1–25 and $2,520 in the fourth quarter of 2025, with no cash on hand at the time of termination.
  • Disclosures indicate the committee owes roughly $90,000 to Norton, including a $40,000 personal loan she made in June.
  • Her exit creates the first seriously contested Democratic primary for D.C.’s nonvoting House seat in decades, with declared candidates including Robert C. White Jr., Brooke Pinto, Kinney Zalesne, Jacque Patterson, Deirdre Brown, and Trent Holbrook; the primary is scheduled for June 16.
  • Public scrutiny of Norton’s fitness intensified after an October scam at her home and an internal police report describing “early stages of dementia,” a characterization her office has disputed.