On November 7, 2000, 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 Tom Bryant declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ray Browne.
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| Turnout | 58.1%  17.9 pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 12. Browne, Thomas, and Olusegun faced no opposition while Shumake did not appear on the primary ballot.[2]
General election
editThe general election took place on November 7, 2000.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ray Browne | 120,700 | 74.53 | −2.22 | |
| DC Statehood Green | Martin Thomas | 20,960 | 12.94 | N/A | |
| Republican | John Shumake | 15,382 | 9.50 | +9.50 | |
| Umoja | Kalonji T. Olusegun | 4,032 | 2.49 | +2.49 | |
| Write-in | 878 | 0.54 | -1.33 | ||
| Total votes | 161,952 | 100.0% | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Final and Complete Election Results for the November 7, 2000 General Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Final and Complete Election Results for the September 12, 2000 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2021.