2004 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2004 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
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Shadow Representative before election; Ray Browne; Democratic	Elected Shadow Representative ; Ray Browne; Democratic

On November 2, 2004, 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. This race was a rematch of 2002 when the same two candidates appeared on the ballot. Like in 2002, incumbent Shadow Representative Ray Browne was reelected.

Primary elections[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 14.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Susana Baranano, candidate for Shadow Representative in 2002
Ray Browne, incumbent Shadow Representative

Results[edit]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2004^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Browne (incumbent)	34,970	69.70
	Democratic	Susana Baranano	14,491	28.88
	Write-in		710	1.42
Total votes			50,171	100.0

Other primaries[edit]

A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only write-in votes were cast. Adam Eidinger was the only Statehood-Green candidate and got 90% of the vote.^[2]

General election[edit]

The general election took place on November 2, 2004. It was an exact rematch of the election two years before.

Results[edit]

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ray Browne (incumbent)	168,693	86.30	+1.59
	DC Statehood Green	Adam Eidinger	25,077	12.83	-1.07
	Write-in		1,706	0.87	-0.52
Total votes			195,476	100.0%
	n/a	Overvotes	91
	n/a	Undervotes	31,698

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "CERTIFIED SUMMARY RESULTS" (PDF). DC Board of Elections. November 18, 2004. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "September 14 Congressional and City Council Primary Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[generalresults-1] "CERTIFIED SUMMARY RESULTS" (PDF). DC Board of Elections. November 18, 2004. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[primaryresults-2] "September 14 Congressional and City Council Primary Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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