2024 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2024 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Oye Owolewa Ciprian Ivanof Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 267,661 25,040 Percentage 90.8% 8.5%

Owolewa:     80–90%     >90%Results by ward Owolewa:     70-80%     80-90%     >90%Results by precinct

Representative before election Oye Owolewa Democratic Elected Representative Oye Owolewa Democratic

The 2024 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 5, 2024, to elect a shadow member to the United States House of Representatives to represent the District of Columbia. 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 is running for a third term.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Shadow Representative Oye Owolewa faced a primary challenge from Linda Gray, the vice chairwoman of the Washington D.C. Democratic Party, who was his opponent in 2022. He defeated her by a margin of 16%.

Nominee

• Oye Owolewa, incumbent Shadow Representative ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Linda Gray, Vice Chair of the DC Democratic Party and candidate for this seat in 2022 ^[1]

Results

Owolewa   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Gray   50–60%

Results by ward

Owolewa   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Gray   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

Results by precinct
Interactive map version

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oye Owolewa (incumbent)	46,582	57.7
	Democratic	Linda L. Gray	32,863	40.7
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,340	1.7
Total votes			80,785	100

Republican primary

The sole candidate to file for the Republican nomination was attorney Ciprian Ivanof.

Nominee

• Ciprian Ivanof, attorney ^{[1] [3]}

General election

Results

2024 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oye Owolewa	267,661	90.75
	Republican	Ciprian Ivanof	25,040	8.49
	Write-in		2,253	0.76
Total votes			294,954	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Results by ward

Ward	Oye Owolewa Democratic		Ciprian Ivanof Republican		Various candidates Other parties
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Ward 1	34,048	92.67%	2,411	6.56%	284	0.77%
Ward 2	29,378	87.38%	3,979	11.83%	265	0.79%
Ward 3	33,014	86.48%	4,844	12.69%	316	0.83%
Ward 4	35,527	92.5%	2,575	6.7%	304	0.79%
Ward 5	39,012	93.47%	2,456	5.88%	269	0.64%
Ward 6	38,841	87.83%	4,954	11.2%	428	0.97%
Ward 7	32,443	93.81%	1,911	5.53%	228	0.66%
Ward 8	25,398	92.47%	1,910	6.95%	159	0.58%
Total	267,661	90.75%	25,040	8.49%	2,253	0.76%

References

1. "DC 2024 primary election voter guide: Everything you need to know". WTOP News. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
2. "District of Columbia Shadow Representative Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 4, 2024.
3. "Ciprian Ivanof". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
4. "General Election 2024 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 13, 2025.