• Source: 1990 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

    • On 6 November 1990, 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. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a large margin against his opponents.


    Primary elections


    Primary elections were held on 12 September 1990.


    = Democratic primary

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    Candidates


    Deairich "Dee" Hunter, Ward 1 Advisory Neighborhood Commission member
    Charles Moreland, political consultant & attorney


    Results


    Initially, Moreland and Hunter were tied at 48% before Moreland was able to secure the nomination. The exact results of the primary are unknown.


    = Statehood Party primary

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    Tom Chorlton, a registered lobbyist, was the only Statehood Party candidate for representative and thus won the nomination.


    = Republican primary

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    Howard Lamar Jones, a clinical psychologist, was unopposed in the GOP contest for representative and so won the nomination.


    General election


    The general election took place on 6 November 1990. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a margin of 74,897 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Howard Lamar Jones, thereby gaining Democratic control over the new office of Shadow Representative. Moreland's term began on 3 January 1991.


    = Results

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