2022 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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2022 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
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  2020 November 8, 20222024 
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Nominee Oye Owolewa Joyce Robinson-Paul
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green
Popular vote140,50224,833
Percentage83.53%14.76%

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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]

Contents

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
Eliminated in primary
Did not file

Results

Democratic primary results by ward:
Owolewa
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Owolewa--50-60%
Owolewa--60-70%
Gray
Gray--50-60%
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Democratic primary results by ward:
Owolewa
  •   Owolewa—50–60%
  •   Owolewa—60–70%
Gray
  •   Gray—50–60%
  •   Gray—60–70%
Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Oye Owolewa (incumbent) 54,317 51.95
Democratic Linda L. Gray48,63046.51
Democratic Write-in 1,6141.54
Total votes104,561 100
n/a Overvotes 108
n/a Undervotes 23,662

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Write-in 689 100
Total votes689 100
n/a Undervotes 2,492

Libertarian primary

Results

Libertarian primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Write-in 60 100
Total votes60 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DC Statehood Green Write-in 287 100
Total votes287 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Oye Owolewa (incumbent) 140,502 83.53%
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul24,83314.76%
Write-in 2,8751.71%
Total votes168,210 100.0%

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References

  1. "Washington, D.C. Shadow Representative Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 "Primary Election 2022 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "DCBOE Election Results (Unofficial)". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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