Election Denial in District of Columbia
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The landscape in District of Columbia
The District of Columbia refused the Trump administration’s demand to hand over its complete state voter rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal information.
The Justice Department’s demand that states turn over their voter rolls is part of the administration’s strategy to limit who can vote and discredit any 2026 election results it doesn’t like. The federal government is using its immense power to intimidate states into turning over protected data and changing their voting processes to fit the president’s whims.
In August 2025, the District provided the Justice Department with a public version of its voter list excluding voters’ sensitive information. It refused to go further, citing state and federal privacy protections. The Justice Department later sued the District for the complete list. A federal judge dismissed the suit in August 2026.
When Congress met to certify the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, 147 senators and representatives voted against it. They failed to carry out a constitutional duty that has been fulfilled at the heart of the District of Columbia for more than two centuries.
Today, the president, the vice president, and 160 members of Congress are Election Deniers.
In the District, as in other states, election workers have been harassed and threatened simply for doing their jobs. In 2023, the District pushed back, enhancing penalties for crimes committed against election workers.
0 Election Deniers hold district-wide Office right now.
Washington, D.C., does not have a Governor. It does have an Attorney General, responsible for defending the laws of the district. Its chief election official is the executive director appointed by the District of Columbia Board of Elections. And after a presidential election, the District’s certificate of ascertainment, the official document that identifies D.C.’s electors and final popular vote count, is submitted by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
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District of Columbia has a race in 2026 for at least one of the statewide offices that oversee elections. Here are the candidates.
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How District of Columbia compares
Every state runs its own elections, with its own laws and processes. Check out how District of Columbia compares with other states in its region when it comes to Election Deniers holding state election administration jobs.
Election Denial in Mideast States
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Sitting official is an Election Denier
- In Delaware, the Governor appoints the State Commissioner of Elections.
- In Washington, D.C., the Executive Director is appointed by the District of Columbia Board of Elections.
- In Maryland, the Administrator of Elections is appointed by the Maryland State Board of Elections.
- In New Jersey, the Governor appoints the Secretary of State.
- In New York, the Co-Executive Directors are appointed by the New York State Board of Elections.
- In Pennsylvania, the Governor appoints the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Election Denial in Ongoing Races
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Election Deniers have held, or have run for, district-wide Office 0 times since 2020.
Even one Election Denier with election oversight power is a threat to the will of the people. Here are the Election Deniers who have sought control over District of Columbia elections in recent years.
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