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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.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 10.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
Sabrina Sojourner, management consultant
= Declined to run =
John Capozzi, incumbent Shadow Representative (Ran for City Council at-large)
Results
= Other primaries
=Primaries were held for the Republican, Statehood, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.
Other candidates
= Republican
=Gloria Corn, writer and candidate for Shadow Representative in 1992
General election
The general election took place on November 15.