2020 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2020 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
Turnout	66.9 20.6pp
	Owolewa: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Representative before election; Franklin Garcia; Democratic	Elected Representative ; Oye Owolewa; Democratic

On November 3, 2020, 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.

ANC Commissioner Oye Owolewa won the election to replace retiring three-term incumbent shadow representative Franklin Garcia.^[1]

Primary elections

Franklin Garcia, incumbent shadow representative and president of the DC Latino Leadership Council^[4]

Owolewa received over 90% of the vote in every ward.

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oye Owolewa	74,101	95.8%
	Democratic	Write-ins	3,260	4.2%
Total votes			77,361	100.0%

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Republican primary election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	*Write-ins*	479	100.0%
Total votes			479	100.0%

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Statehood Green primary election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	405	89.0%
	DC Statehood Green	Write-ins	50	11.0%
Total votes			455	100.0%

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Libertarian primary election, 2020^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	*Write-ins*	49	100.0%
Total votes			49	100.0%

The general election took place on November 3, 2020.

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oye Owolewa	240,533	81.60%
	DC Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	27,128	9.20%
	Independent	Sohaer Rizvi Syed	22,771	7.72%
	Write-in		4,341	1.47%
Total votes			294,773	100.0%

Ward	Oye Owolewa Democratic		Various candidates Other parties
Ward	#	%	#	%
Ward 1	29,932	82.04%	6,554	17.96%
Ward 2	21,455	79.42%	5,558	20.58%
Ward 3	26,766	77.01%	7,991	22.99%
Ward 4	32,848	83.37%	6,553	16.43%
Ward 5	34,022	82.84%	7,041	17.16%
Ward 6	40,813	79.48%	10,540	20.53%
Ward 7	29,447	84.81%	5,274	15.19%
Ward 8	25,270	84.24%	4,729	15.76%
Total	240,533	81.6%	54,240	18.4%

1 2 3 "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
↑ "General Election 2018 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
↑ O'Connell, Michael (May 27, 2020). "Candidate Profile: Oye Owolewa For Shadow DC Congressional Seat". Patch. Patch Media. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
↑ "D.C. At-Large Councilmember Voters Guide 2020". Washington City Paper. October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Primary Election 2020 - Certified Results". DCBOE. June 17, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
1 2 3 "List of Candidates in Ballot Order In the November 3, 2020 General Election" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. District of Columbia Board of Elections.

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