2002 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

On November 5, 2002, 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. First-term incumbent Shadow Representative Ray Browne was successfully reelected.

2002 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

November 5, 2002
Turnout	36.7% 24.1 pp
Nominee Ray Browne Adam Eidinger Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 95,159 15,611 Percentage 84.7% 13.9%
Shadow Representative before election Ray Browne Democratic Elected Shadow Representative Ray Browne Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 10.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Susana Baranano, paralegal
• Ray Browne, incumbent Shadow Representative

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Browne (incumbent)	42,028	60.61
	Democratic	Susana Baranano	24,751	35.40
	Write-in		2,558	3.69
Total votes			69,337	100.0

Other primaries

A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only write-in votes were cast. Adam Eidinger was the only Statehood-Green candidate and received just under 90% of the vote.

General election

The general election took place on November 2, 2002.

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ray Browne (incumbent)	95,159	84.71	+10.18
	DC Statehood Green	Adam Eidinger	15,611	13.90	+0.96
	Write-in		1,563	1.39	+0.85
Total votes			112,333	100.0%