2004 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2004 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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Turnout	59.9% 23.2 pp [1]
Nominee Ray Browne Adam Eidinger Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 168,693 25,077 Percentage 86.3% 12.8%
Shadow Representative before election Ray Browne Democratic Elected Shadow Representative Ray Browne Democratic

On November 2, 2004, 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. This race was a rematch of 2002 when the same two candidates appeared on the ballot. Like in 2002, incumbent Shadow Representative Ray Browne was reelected.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 14.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Susana Baranano, candidate for Shadow Representative in 2002
• Ray Browne, incumbent Shadow Representative

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2004 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Browne (incumbent)	34,970	69.70
	Democratic	Susana Baranano	14,491	28.88
	Write-in		710	1.42
Total votes			50,171	100.0

Other primaries

A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only write-in votes were cast. Adam Eidinger was the only Statehood-Green candidate and got 90% of the vote. ^[2]

General election

The general election took place on November 2, 2004. It was an exact rematch of the election two years before.

Results

General election results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ray Browne (incumbent)	168,693	86.30	+1.59
	DC Statehood Green	Adam Eidinger	25,077	12.83	−1.07
	Write-in		1,706	0.87	-0.52
Total votes			195,476	100.0%
	n/a	Overvotes	91
	n/a	Undervotes	31,698

References

1. "CERTIFIED SUMMARY RESULTS" (PDF). DC Board of Elections. November 18, 2004. Retrieved December 21, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "September 14 Congressional and City Council Primary Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}