2022 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2022 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Oye Owolewa Joyce Robinson-Paul Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 151,182 26,530 Percentage 83.63% 14.68%

Ward results Precinct results Owolewa:     70–80%     80–90%

Representative before election Oye Owolewa Democratic Elected Representative Oye Owolewa Democratic

On November 8, 2022, 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. Incumbent Shadow Representative Oye Owolewa was reelected to a second term. ^[1]

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 21, 2022. In only the Democratic race did any candidates appear on the ballot because no one filed to appear in the Republican, Libertarian, or Statehood Green primaries.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Oye Owolewa, incumbent Shadow Representative ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Linda Gray, Vice Chair of the DC Democratic Party

Did not file

• Kirk Hoppe ^[3]
• Harry Thomas Jr., Councilperson for Ward 5 of the D.C. council (2007–2012) ^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results by ward:

Owolewa

•   Owolewa—50–60%
•   Owolewa—60–70%

Gray

•   Gray—50–60%
•   Gray—60–70%

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oye Owolewa (incumbent)	54,317	51.95
	Democratic	Linda L. Gray	48,630	46.51
	Democratic	Write-in	1,614	1.54
Total votes			104,561	100
	n/a	Overvotes	108
	n/a	Undervotes	23,662

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-in	689	100
Total votes			689	100
	n/a	Undervotes	2,492

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Write-in	60	100
Total votes			60	100
	n/a	Undervotes	59

Statehood Green primary

Though she did not appear on the primary ballot, Joyce Robinson-Paul, who has previously been the Statehood Green nominee for this position, most recently in 2020, won the nomination through write-ins.

Results

Statehood Green primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Write-in	287	100
Total votes			287	100
	n/a	Undervotes	213

General election

In the November 8, 2022, general election, Owolewa defeated D.C. Statehood Green candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul. ^[5]

Results

General election results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oye Owolewa (incumbent)	151,182	83.63%
	DC Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	26,530	14.68%
	Write-in		3,053	1.69%
Total votes			180,765	100.0%

Results by ward

Ward	Oye Owolewa Democratic		Various candidates Other parties
	#	%	#	%
Ward 1	20,178	86.23%	3,222	13.77%
Ward 2	14,796	85.53%	380	2.2%
Ward 3	21,286	85.16%	3,709	14.84%
Ward 4	21,318	83.18%	4,312	16.82%
Ward 5	21,216	82.69%	4,440	17.3%
Ward 6	28,949	84.78%	5,198	15.22%
Ward 7	13,740	79.79%	3,481	20.21%
Ward 8	9,699	78.11%	2,718	21.89%
Total	151,182	83.63%	29,583	16.37%

References

1. "Washington, D.C. Shadow Representative Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. Brice-Saddler, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Harry Thomas Jr. drops out of Ward 5 council race, will run for shadow representative seat". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
3. Kain, Chris (April 25, 2022). "Who's lined up to run in the 2022 primaries?". The DC Line. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
4. "Primary Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
5. "DCBOE Election Results (Unofficial)". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Owolewa (D) for Shadow Representative