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