1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

none February 2026 September 2023 Washington, D.C. Presidential no 1994 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 1994 November 15, 1996 1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 1998 52.4% ppNovember 15 General Election https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1996/November-5-General-Election DC Board of Elections 26 January 2020 January 21, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210121122401/https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1996/November-5-General-Election dead Sabrina Sojourner District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 111,413 83.4% Gloria R. Corn District of Columbia Republican Party 20,240 15.2% 250px Shadow Representative John Capozzi District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Sabrina Sojourner District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 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 Sabrina Sojourner, management consultantHarris Hamil 3 Take Plunge Against Norton https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/reglelex/stories/delegate.htm 26 January 2021 Washington Post October 24, 1996 Declined to run John Capozzi, incumbent Shadow Representative (Ran for City Council at-large) Results District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 1996September 10 Primary Election https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1996/September-10-Primary-Election DC Board of Elections 26 January 2021 February 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226095053/https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1996/September-10-Primary-Election dead District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Sabrina Sojourner 28,113 94.42 1,660 5.58 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. Other candidates Republican Gloria Corn, writer and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992 General election The general election took place on November 15. Results General election results District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Sabrina Sojourner 111,413 83.37 +14.72 District of Columbia Republican Party Gloria R. Corn 20,240 15.15 +2.83 1,984 1.48 +0.40 133,637 100.00 References Category:Washington, D.C., Shadow Representative elections Category:1996 elections in Washington, D.C.