1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
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Turnout | 52.4% pp[1] |
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| | | Nominee | Sabrina Sojourner | Gloria R. Corn | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 111,413 | 20,240 | Percentage | 83.4% | 15.2% | |
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On November 15, 1996, 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 John Capozzi declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Sabrina Sojourner.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 10.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declined to run
- John Capozzi, incumbent Shadow Representative (Ran for City Council at-large)[3]
Results
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 1996[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sabrina Sojourner | 28,113 | 94.42 |
| Write-in | 1,660 | 5.58 |
Total votes | 29,773 | 100.00 |
Other primaries
Primaries were held for the Republican, Statehood, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.[3]
Other candidates
Republican
- Gloria Corn, writer and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992[2]
General election
The general election took place on November 15.
Results
General election results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Sabrina Sojourner | 111,413 | 83.37 | +14.72 |
| Republican | Gloria R. Corn | 20,240 | 15.15 | +2.83 |
| Write-in | 1,984 | 1.48 | +0.40 |
Total votes | 133,637 | 100.00 | |
References
- ^ a b "November 15 General Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Harris, Hamil (October 24, 1996). "3 Take Plunge Against Norton". Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c "September 10 Primary Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2021.