Primaries were held for the Republican, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.[3]
Other candidatesedit
Greenedit
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 electionedit
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]
^ ab"Final and Complete Election Results". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^ ab"U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (SHADOW)". Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ abc"September 15 Primary Election FINAL AND COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^"David Van Williams for Congress". DC Watch. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^"Mike Livingston for Shadow U.S. Representative". DC Watch. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^"Ballot Status History: D.C. Statehood Green Party". Green Party of the United States. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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1998, united, states, shadow, representative, election, district, columbia, november, 1998, district, columbia, held, house, representatives, election, shadow, representative, unlike, voting, delegate, shadow, representative, only, recognized, district, offici. On November 13 1998 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 Sabrina Sojourner declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Tom Bryant 1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 1996 November 13 1998 2000 Turnout40 2 pp 1 Nominee Tom Bryant David VanWilliams Mike Livingston Party Democratic DC 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 Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 DC Statehood Party 1 2 1 Candidate 1 2 2 Results 1 3 Other primaries 1 4 Other candidates 1 4 1 Green 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on September 15 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Tom Bryant non profit fundraiser and consultant 2 Eduardo Burkhart Chairman of the New Columbia Liberation Organization 2 Results edit 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 Write in 1 987 3 20 Total votes 62 069 100 00 DC Statehood Party edit Candidate edit David VanWilliams carpenter and US Army veteran 4 Results edit District of Columbia Shadow Representative DC Statehood primary election 1998 3 Party Candidate Votes DC Statehood David VanWilliams 291 84 84 Write in 52 15 16 Total votes 343 100 00 Other primaries edit Primaries were held for the Republican and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write in votes were cast 3 Other candidates edit Green edit 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 editThe 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 edit General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Bryant Jr 86 546 76 75 6 62 DC Statehood David VanWilliams 14 637 12 98 12 98 Green Mike Livingston 9 479 8 41 8 41 Write in 2 108 1 87 0 39 Total votes 112 770 100 00References edit a b Final and Complete Election Results DC Board of Elections Retrieved January 25 2020 a b U S REPRESENTATIVE SHADOW Washington Post Retrieved January 26 2021 a b c September 15 Primary Election FINAL AND COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS DC Board of Elections Retrieved January 25 2021 David Van Williams for Congress DC Watch Retrieved January 26 2021 Mike Livingston for Shadow U S Representative DC Watch Retrieved January 26 2021 Ballot Status History D C Statehood Green Party Green Party of the United States Retrieved January 26 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia amp oldid 1175501035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
