2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

November 7, 2000
Turnout	58.1% 17.9 pp
Nominee Ray Browne Martin Thomas Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 120,700 20,960 Percentage 74.5% 12.9%   Nominee John Shumake Kalonji T. Olusegun Party Republican Umoja Popular vote 15,382 4,032 Percentage 9.5% 2.5%
Shadow Representative before election Tom Bryant Democratic Elected Shadow Representative Ray Browne Democratic

On November 7, 2000, 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. One-term incumbent Tom Bryant declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ray Browne.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 12. Browne, Thomas, and Olusegun faced no opposition while Shumake did not appear on the primary ballot.

General election

The general election took place on November 7, 2000.

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ray Browne	120,700	74.53	−2.22
	DC Statehood Green	Martin Thomas	20,960	12.94	N/A
	Republican	John Shumake	15,382	9.50	+9.50
	Umoja	Kalonji T. Olusegun	4,032	2.49	+2.49
	Write-in		878	0.54	-1.33
Total votes			161,952	100.0%