1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

The 1998 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 13, 1998, to elect a shadow member to the United States House of Representatives to represent the District of Columbia. Unlike non-voting delegates, the Shadow Representative is only recognized by the District of Columbia and is not officially sworn or seated. One-term incumbent Sabrina Sojourner declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Tom Bryant.

Not to be confused with 1998 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia.
United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 1998
November 13, 1998
Turnout40.2% pp[1]
 
Nominee Tom Bryant David VanWilliams Mike Livingston
Party Democratic D.C. Statehood Green
Popular vote 86,546 14,637 9,479
Percentage 76.8% 13.0% 8.4%
Shadow Representative before election

Sabrina Sojourner
Democratic

 Elected Shadow Representative

Tom Bryant
Democratic

Elections in the District of Columbia
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Initiatives and referendums
Initiatives and referendums

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15.

Candidates
  • Tom Bryant, non-profit fundraiser and consultant[2]
  • Eduardo Burkhart, Chairman of the New Columbia Liberation Organization[2]

Results
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 1998[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Bryant, Jr. (incumbent) 45,492 73,29
Democratic Eduardo Burkhart 14,590 23.51
Democratic Write-ins 1,987 3.20
Total votes 62,069 100.0

Candidate
  • David VanWilliams, carpenter and US Army veteran[4]

Results
District of Columbia Shadow Representative DC Statehood primary election, 1998[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
D.C. Statehood David VanWilliams 291 84.84
D.C. Statehood Write-ins 52 15.16
Total votes 343 100.0

Other primaries

Primaries were held for the Republican, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.[3]

Green

Social justice activist and writer Mike Livingston was nominated by the DC Green Party. The DC Green Party had only been founded earlier that year and Livingston was among the first Green candidates to appear on the ballot.[5]

General election

The general election took place on November 13. This was the first election contested by the Green Party, which had been founded earlier that year. Livingston exceeded the 7,500 vote threshold needed to achieve ballot access for the Greens in future elections.[6]

Results
General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tom Bryant, Jr. 86,546 76.75 -6.62
D.C. Statehood David VanWilliams 14,637 12.98 +12.98
Green Mike Livingston 9,479 8.41 +8.41
n/a Write-ins 2,108 1.87 -0.39
Total votes 112,770 100.0%

References
  1. "Final and Complete Election Results". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. "U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (SHADOW)". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "September 15 Primary Election FINAL AND COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. "David Van Williams for Congress". DC Watch. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. "Mike Livingston for Shadow U.S. Representative". DC Watch. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "Ballot Status History: D.C. Statehood Green Party". Green Party of the United States. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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