1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

On November 15, 1996, the District of Columbia held a U.S. House of Representatives election for its shadow representative. Unlike its non-voting delegate, the shadow representative is only recognized by the district and is not officially sworn or seated. One-term incumbent John Capozzi declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Sabrina Sojourner.

1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

← 1994 November 15, 1996 1998 →
Turnout52.4% pp[1]
 
Nominee Sabrina Sojourner Gloria R. Corn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 111,413 20,240
Percentage 83.4% 15.2%

Shadow Representative before election

John Capozzi
Democratic

Elected Shadow Representative

Sabrina Sojourner
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 10.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declined to run
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  • John Capozzi, incumbent Shadow Representative (Ran for City Council at-large)[3]

Results

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District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sabrina Sojourner 28,113 94.42
Write-in 1,660 5.58
Total votes 29,773 100.00

Other primaries

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Primaries were held for the Republican, Statehood, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.[3]

Other candidates

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Republican

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  • Gloria Corn, writer and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992[2]

General election

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The general election took place on November 15.

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sabrina Sojourner 111,413 83.37 +14.72
Republican Gloria R. Corn 20,240 15.15 +2.83
Write-in 1,984 1.48 +0.40
Total votes 133,637 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b "November 15 General Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Harris, Hamil (October 24, 1996). "3 Take Plunge Against Norton". Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "September 10 Primary Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2021.