1994 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

none March 2026 September 2023 1994 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Presidential no 1990 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia 1990 November 8, 1994 2000 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia 2000 Florence Pendleton Democratic Party (United States) 117,517 74.04% x150px Julie Finley Republican Party (United States) 24,107 15.19% x150px Mel Edwards D.C. Statehood Party 15,586 9.82% 250px Shadow Senator Florence Pendleton Democratic Party (United States) Florence Pendleton Democratic Party (United States) The 1994 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 8, 1994, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Shadow Senator Florence Pendleton won reelection to a second term. Primary elections Party primaries took place on September 13, 1994. Democratic primary Candidates Florence Pendleton, incumbent Shadow Senator Stephen Sellows, disability rights activist Campaign Pendleton, first elected four years earlier as one of the first two Shadow Senators from the District, faced Stephen "Steve" Sellows, an advocate for the rights of disabled people.https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/06/us/in-capital-s-streets-and-halls-dogged-voice-for-the-disabled.html In Capital's Streets and Halls, Dogged Voice for the Disabled Andrews Edmond The New York Times September 6, 1994 January 25, 2021 Pendleton easily won the primary, and Sellows was beaten to death less than a year following the election.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/05/20/dc-advocate-for-mentally-retarded-fatally-beaten/aaaf1a75-de20-42f5-a997-0b89c3b67a1c/ D.C. Advocate for Mentally Retarded Fatally Beaten Harris Hamil May 20, 1995 January 25, 2021 Results Democratic primary resultshttps://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/September-13-Primary-Election Final and Complete Election Results for the September 13, 1994 Primary Election District of Columbia Board of Elections January 25, 2021 January 31, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210131060217/https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/September-13-Primary-Election dead Democratic Party (United States) Florence Pendleton 78,576 76.83% Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Sellows 20,512 20.06% 3,180 3.11% 102,268 100.00% General election Pendleton faced Republican Julie Finley, the chairwoman of the District of Columbia Republican Party (who won the Republican nomination via write-ins), and D.C. Statehood candidate Mel Edwards, a public relations expert.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/11/03/shadow-races/ec285f34-8f45-437d-8228-ae96e677a0e2/ Shadow Races The Washington Post November 3, 1994 January 25, 2021 As is usual for Democrats in the District, Pendleton won in a landslide. Candidates Florence Pendleton (Democratic) Julie Finley (Republican) Mel Edwards (D.C. Statehood) Results General election resultshttps://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/November-8-General-Election Final and Complete Election Results for the November 8, 1994 General Election District of Columbia Board of Elections January 25, 2021 April 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230425143624/https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/November-8-General-Election dead Democratic Party (United States) Florence Pendleton (incumbent) 117,517 74.04% Republican Party (United States) Julie Finley 24,107 15.19% D.C. Statehood Party Mel Edwards 15,586 9.82% 1,511 0.95% 158,721 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References United States Shadow Senator 1994