1994 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

none February 2026 September 2023 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 1994 Washington, D.C. Presidential no 1992 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 1992 November 8, 1994 1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 1996 51.5% ppNovember 8 General Election https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/November-8-General-Election DC Board of Elections 1 February 2020 April 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230425143624/https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/November-8-General-Election dead 100px John Capozzi District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 104,532 68.7% 100px Edward D. Turpin District of Columbia Republican Party 18,756 12.3% Paul McAllister D.C. Statehood Party 14,147 9.3% Keith Mitchell(Withdrawn) Independent politician 13,190 8.7% 250px Shadow Representative Charles Moreland District of Columbia Democratic State Committee John Capozzi District of Columbia Democratic State Committee On November 8, 1994, 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. Two-term incumbent and inaugural office-holder Charles Moreland declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat John Capozzi. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 13. Democratic primary Candidates John Capozzi, IT professional and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992. Disqualified Keith Mitchell, director of the Community for Creative Non-Violence Declined to run Charles Moreland, incumbent Shadow Representative Results Two Democratic candidates filed to appear on the ballot. Keith Mitchell, director of a charity that worked with the homeless, was disqualified from the ballot because on his ballot petition, a number of homeless voters signed and gave their mailing addresses rather than the addresses where they were registered. After he was disqualified from the primary ballot, Mitchell announced he would run as an independent candidate in the general electionde Silva D. Richard Addressing a Residence Issue https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/08/11/addressing-a-residence-issue/14fe4174-ab7a-4e5a-a355-e3f4b337d412/ 1 February 2021 Washington Post 11 August 1994 District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 1994September 13 Primary Election https://dcboe.org/Elections/Election-Results-Archives/Election-Year-1994/September-13-Primary-Election DC Board of Elections 1 February 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 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee John Capozzi 85,366 94.36 5,101 5.64 90,467 100.00 Other primaries Primaries were held for the Republican and Statehood parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast. Turpin and McAllister of the Republican and Statehood parties, respectively, both were nominated through write-in votes. McAllister was also nominated for delegate through write-ins but only accepted the nomination for Shadow Representative.Henderson Nell Woodlee Yolanda The Handwrighting is on the Ballot https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/10/13/the-handwriting-is-on-the-ballot/6ddabd3c-4b69-40c3-9eef-d24f9f4f1c07/ 1 February 2021 Washington Post 13 October 1994 Other candidates Paul McAllister (DC Statehood), political researcher and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992Harris Hamil R. D.C.'S WRITTEN-IN CANDIDATES VARY IN ENERGY, EXPECTATIONS https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/11/03/dcs-written-in-candidates-vary-in-energy-expectations/c9dd3e2f-c733-49ef-9a5b-d97689c17701/ 1 February 2021 Washington Post 3 November 1994 Keith Mitchell (Independent), director of the Community for Creative Non-Violence Edward D. Turpin (Republican), teacher General election The general election took place on November 15. Keith Mitchell, who ran as an independent after being disqualified from the Democratic primary ballot, withdrew from the race prior to election day. Turpin stated that he opposed statehood for DC and said that increased employment was more important than statehood. He also promised to create 1,000 jobs if elected. Results General election results District of Columbia Democratic State Committee John Capozzi 104,532 68.65 -1.31 District of Columbia Republican Party Edward D. Turpin 18,756 12.32 -0.60 D.C. Statehood Party Paul McAllister 14,147 9.29 -3.81 Independent politician Keith Mitchell (withdrawn) 13,190 8.66 +8.66 1,644 1.08 -2.94 152,269 100.00% References Category:Washington, D.C., Shadow Representative elections Category:1994 elections in Washington, D.C.