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On 6 November 1990, 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. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a large margin against his opponents. [1]
Primary elections were held on 12 September 1990. [2]
Initially, Moreland and Hunter were tied at 48% before Moreland was able to secure the nomination. The exact results of the primary are unknown. [2]
Tom Chorlton, a registered lobbyist, was the only Statehood Party candidate for representative and thus won the nomination. [2]
Howard Lamar Jones, a clinical psychologist, was unopposed in the GOP contest for representative and so won the nomination. [2]
The general election took place on 6 November 1990. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a margin of 74,897 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Howard Lamar Jones, thereby gaining Democratic control over the new office of Shadow Representative. Moreland's term began on 3 January 1991. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles J. Moreland | 92,764 | 73.53 | |
| Republican | Howard Lamar Jones | 17,867 | 14.16 | |
| DC Statehood | Tom Chorlton | 15,535 | 12.31 | |
| Total votes | 126,166 | 100.00% | ||
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