A referendum on statehood for the District of Columbia was held on November 8, 2016. It was the first referendum on statehood to be held in the district...

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only 26.7% supported D.C. statehood and 34.8% supported Puerto Rican statehood. Puerto Rico has had five previous referendums on its status. A vote in...

and the 2016 gubernatorial race. The most recent referendum was in November 2024, with a majority (56.87%) of those who voted opting for statehood. The turnout...

into the Union, requiring a referendum to determine if both territories should be admitted as a single state Alaska Statehood Act, admitting Alaska as a...

from Washington, D.C. In 2016, 85.7% of the registered voters approved a statehood referendum. In recent times, there have been various statehood movements...

seat of government. D.C. statehood could therefore require a constitutional amendment. "UNPO: District of Columbia (Washington, DC)". Madison, James (April...

District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have both voted for statehood in referendums. As statehood candidates, their admission to the Union requires congressional...

has grown in prominence. In 2016, a referendum on D.C. statehood resulted in an 85% support among Washington, D.C., voters for it to become the nation's...

to the 2016 Washington, D.C. statehood referendum and culminated in Bill H.R. 1, which included a nonbinding expression of support for statehood, passed...

voted to support D.C. statehood. It's a needed step". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2019. Millhiser, Ian (June 26, 2020). "DC is closer to becoming...

executive and legislative branch in the 2016 elections in part with calls for a status referendum in 2017. Pro-statehood governor Ricardo Rosselló appointed...

Atlantic. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2023-01-05. Davis, Aaron C. (November 8, 2016). "District Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Referendum to Make D.C. the 51st...

became a Commonwealth. In the 2012 a referendum showed a rising interest in Statehood and this lead to referendums in 2017, 2020, and 2024. The United...

election ballot along with Libertarian Party candidate Dennis Sobin. D.C. Statehood Green Party nominee Corren Brown did not appear on the general election...

alongside primaries in South Dakota, New Mexico, New Jersey, Montana. The D.C. Statehood Green Party primary was held on June 4, 2024, alongside primaries in...

George Washington University "Statehood: A Timeline". DC Statehood Green Party. Retrieved December 29, 2008. Sheridan, Mary Beth (May 29, 2008). "D.C. Seeks...

The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River...

that did want statehood so as to be able to pass a referendum for statehood in Alaska in 1946 by a 3:2 vote. With the help of the referendum, Bartlett was...

On November 5, 2002, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor, with incumbent Democratic mayor Anthony A. Williams easily defeating Carol Schwartz...

On November 3, 1998, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. The Democratic candidate, Anthony A. Williams, defeated Republican candidate Carol...

Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor. Incumbent Democrat Muriel Bowser won re-election, becoming the first Mayor to do so for Washington,...

status quo was disrupted by a referendum in 2012 that tilted towards change, with one of the most favored options being statehood. Though questions have been...

November 2016, Washington, D.C. residents voted in a statehood referendum in which 86% of voters supported statehood for Washington, D.C. For statehood to be...

advisory referendum in 2016 showed that nearly 90 percent of residents support statehood, and it directed the D.C. Council to make formal statehood petitions...

(February 3, 2017). "Puerto Rico gov approves referendum in quest for statehood". Washington Post. DC. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017...

including the D.C. statehood movement and the proposed District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment, have been unsuccessful. Opponents of D.C. voting rights...

Democrats. Its current delegate is Eleanor Holmes Norton, an advocate for D.C. statehood who assumed office in 1991. Accordingly, she has held the seat for more...

territory made known the sentiment of its population in favor of statehood, usually by referendum. Congress then empowered that government to organize a constitutional...

Otten - D.C. Statehood Green Party In addition to the candidates above, the following candidates lost in the primary election. Linda W. Cropp - DC Council...