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2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
Turnout	58.1% 17.9 pp
Shadow Representative before election; Tom Bryant; Democratic	Elected Shadow Representative ; Ray Browne; Democratic

On November 7, 2000, 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 Tom Bryant declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ray Browne.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on September 12. Browne, Thomas, and Olusegun faced no opposition while Shumake did not appear on the primary ballot.^[2]

The general election took place on November 7, 2000.

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ray Browne	120,700	74.53	-2.22
	DC Statehood Green	Martin Thomas	20,960	12.94	N/A
	Republican	John Shumake	15,382	9.50	+9.50
	Umoja	Kalonji T. Olusegun	4,032	2.49	+2.49
	Write-in		878	0.54	-1.33
Total votes			161,952	100.0%

^ ^a ^b "Final and Complete Election Results for the November 7, 2000 General Election". DC Board of Elections. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^ "Final and Complete Election Results for the September 12, 2000 Primary Election". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2021.