| Country: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Election Date: | November 13, 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Turnout: | 40.2% pp[1] |
| Nominee1: | Tom Bryant |
| Party1: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| Popular Vote1: | 86,546 |
| Percentage1: | 76.8% |
| Nominee2: | David VanWilliams |
| Party2: | D.C. Statehood Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,637 |
| Percentage2: | 13.0% |
| Nominee3: | Mike Livingston |
| Party3: | Green Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,479 |
| Percentage3: | 8.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Shadow Representative | |
| Before Election: | Sabrina Sojourner |
| Before Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| After Election: | Tom Bryant |
| After Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
On November 13, 1998, 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 Sabrina Sojourner declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Tom Bryant.
Primary elections were held on September 15.
Primaries were held for the Republican, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.
Social justice activist and writer Mike Livingston was nominated by the DC Green Party. The DC Green Party had only been founded earlier that year and Livingston was among the first Green candidates to appear on the ballot.[4]
The general election took place on November 13. This was the first election contested by the Green Party, which had been founded earlier that year. Livingston exceeded the 7,500 vote threshold needed to achieve ballot access for the Greens in future elections.[5]