Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Greg Jaczko lost in a longshot bid for Congress as a Democratic delegate for Washington, D.C., according to multiple news outlets.
At-large D.C. council member Robert White won the Democratic primary for the Congressional seat, garnering 63.2% of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Jaczko finished last among the five Democratic candidates, only receiving 2.8% of the votes.
Jaczko started his campaign for Congress in April. During his two-month campaign, Jaczko sought to defend the federal workforce, address immigration policy and champion solar energy as a solution to lowering D.C. residents’ utility bills. He still opposed the idea of using nuclear energy to meet growing energy demands.
While Washington, D.C., lacks a voting representative to Congress, it does have a non-voting delegate to the chamber.
White, who is projected to win, will face off against Republican candidate Denise Rosado, who ran uncontested. This House of Representative seat in D.C. is open for the first time in 36 years as Eleanor Holmes Norton decided not to seek reelection after her term. Norton was first elected in 1991. The winner will become the third individual to hold this position.