1994 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
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November 8, 1994
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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.
Democratic primary
Primary elections were held on September 13.
Candidates
- John Capozzi, IT professional and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992.
Disqualified
- Keith Mitchell, director of the Community for Creative Non-Violence[2]
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 election[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Capozzi | 85,366 | 94.36 | |
| Write-in | 5,101 | 5.64 | ||
| Total votes | 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.[3] 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.[4][5]