2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2000
Turnout	58.1% 17.9 pp
Shadow Representative before election; Tom Bryant; Democratic	Elected Shadow Representative ; Ray Browne; Democratic

The 2000 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 2000, to elect a shadow member to the United States House of Representatives to represent the District of Columbia. Unlike non-voting delegates, the Shadow Representative is only recognized by the District of Columbia 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.

Primary elections[]

Primary 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[]

The general election took place on November 7, 2000.

Results[]

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ray Browne	120,700	74.53	-2.22
	D.C. 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[]

^ ^a ^b "Final and Complete Election Results for the November 7, 2000 General Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Final and Complete Election Results for the September 12, 2000 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[generalresults-1] "Final and Complete Election Results for the November 7, 2000 General Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[2] "Final and Complete Election Results for the September 12, 2000 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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