1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

Primary elections were held on September 15.

• Tom Bryant, non-profit fundraiser and consultant^[2]
• Eduardo Burkhart, Chairman of the New Columbia Liberation Organization^[2]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Bryant, Jr. (incumbent)	45,492	73.29
	Democratic	Eduardo Burkhart	14,590	23.51
	Write-in		1,987	3.20
Total votes			62,069	100.00

• David VanWilliams, carpenter and US Army veteran^[4]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative DC Statehood primary election, 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood	David VanWilliams	291	84.84
	Write-in		52	15.16
Total votes			343	100.00

Primaries were held for the Republican, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.^[3]

Social justice activist and writer Mike Livingston was nominated by the DC Green Party. The DC Green Party had only been founded earlier that year and Livingston was among the first Green candidates to appear on the ballot.^[5]

The general election took place on November 13. This was the first election contested by the Green Party, which had been founded earlier that year. Livingston exceeded the 7,500 vote threshold needed to achieve ballot access for the Greens in future elections.^[6]

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Bryant Jr.	86,546	76.75	−6.62
	DC Statehood	David VanWilliams	14,637	12.98	+12.98
	Green	Mike Livingston	9,479	8.41	+8.41
	Write-in		2,108	1.87	-0.39
Total votes			112,770	100.00