On November 8, 2022, 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. Incumbent Shadow Representative Oye Owolewa was reelected to a second term.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 21, 2022. In only the Democratic race did any candidates appear on the ballot because no one filed to appear in the Republican, Libertarian, or Statehood Green primaries.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Oye Owolewa, incumbent Shadow Representative
Eliminated in primary Linda Gray, Vice Chair of the DC Democratic Party
Did not file Kirk Hoppe Harry Thomas Jr., Councilperson for Ward 5 of the D.C. council (2007–2012)
Results
Republican primary Results
Libertarian primary Results
Statehood Green primary Though she did not appear on the primary ballot, Joyce Robinson-Paul, who has previously been the Statehood Green nominee for this position, most recently in 2020, won the nomination through write-ins. Results
General election In the November 8, 2022, general election, Owolewa defeated D.C. Statehood Green candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul.
Results
Results by ward WardOye OwolewaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther parties#%#%Ward 120,17886.23%3,22213.77%Ward 214,79685.53%3802.2%Ward 321,28685.16%3,70914.84%Ward 421,31883.18%4,31216.82%Ward 521,21682.69%4,44017.3%Ward 628,94984.78%5,19815.22%Ward 713,74079.79%3,48120.21%Ward 89,69978.11%2,71821.89%Total151,18283.63%29,58316.37%
References
External links
Official campaign websites Owolewa (D) for Shadow Representative