1990 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

none February 2026 December 2025 ly District of Columbia Presidential no November 6, 1990 1992 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 1992 100px Charles Moreland District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 92,764 73.53% 100px Howard Lamar Jones District of Columbia Republican Party 17,867 14.16% 100px Tom Chorlton D.C. Statehood Party 15,535 12.31% Shadow Representative Office established Charles Moreland District of Columbia Democratic State Committee On November 6, 1990, 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. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a large margin against his opponents.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-11-25-9004070873-story.html FOR JESSE JACKSON, D.C. STATEHOOD IS A CAPITAL IDEA chicagotribune.com November 25, 1990 2023-11-19 Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 12, 1990. Democratic primary Candidates Deairich "Dee" Hunter, Ward 1 Advisory Neighborhood Commission member Charles Moreland, political consultant & attorney Results Initially, Moreland and Hunter were tied at 48% before Moreland was able to secure the nomination. The exact results of the primary are unknown.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/09/12/shadow-senator/d4fa2c45-c308-4a37-9933-52f7290fad6a/ SHADOW SENATOR washingtonpost.com September 12, 1990 2023-11-19 Statehood Party primary Tom Chorlton, a registered lobbyist, was the only Statehood Party candidate for representative and thus won the nomination. Republican primary Howard Lamar Jones, a clinical psychologist, was unopposed in the GOP contest for representative and so won the nomination. General election The general election took place on November 6, 1990. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a margin of 74,897 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Howard Lamar Jones, thereby gaining Democratic control over the new office of Shadow Representative. Moreland's term began on January 3, 1991.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132438 DC Shadow Representative ourcampaigns.com August 17, 2007 2023-11-19 Results General election resultshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1990/11/08/election-1990/c8ba4f53-6898-4df5-961f-697fe8842d3a/ ELECTION 1990 washingtonpost.com 2023-11-19 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Charles J. Moreland 92,764 73.53 District of Columbia Republican Party Howard Lamar Jones 17,867 14.16 D.C. Statehood Party Tom Chorlton 15,535 12.31 126,166 100.00% References Category:Washington, D.C., Shadow Representative elections Category:1990 elections in Washington, D.C. Category:November 1990 in the United States