2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
Turnout	58.1% 17.9 pp
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[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 12. Browne, Thomas, and Olusegun faced no opposition while Shumake did not appear on the primary ballot.^[2]

The general election took place on November 7, 2000.

General election results^[1]
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%