On November 15, 1996, 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. One-term incumbent John Capozzi declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Sabrina Sojourner.
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Turnout | 52.4% pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on September 10.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sabrina Sojourner | 28,113 | 94.42 | |
Write-in | 1,660 | 5.58 | ||
Total votes | 29,773 | 100.00 |
Primaries were held for the Republican, Statehood, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.[3]
The general election took place on November 15.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sabrina Sojourner | 111,413 | 83.37 | +14.72 | |
Republican | Gloria R. Corn | 20,240 | 15.15 | +2.83 | |
Write-in | 1,984 | 1.48 | +0.40 | ||
Total votes | 133,637 | 100.00 |