2016 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
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Turnout | 65.3% 26.9 pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Results by ward:
Garcia—>90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in the District of Columbia |
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The 2016 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a shadow member to the United States House of Representatives to represent the District of Columbia. Unlike non-voting delegates, the Shadow Representative is only recognized by the District of Columbia and is not officially sworn or seated. Incumbent Shadow Representative Franklin Garcia won reelection unopposed.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 14, 2016 concurrent with the presidential primary.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Franklin Garcia, incumbent Shadow Representative (since 2015)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin Garcia | 75,186 | 96.4 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 2,800 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 77,986 | 100.0 | ||
n/a | Overvotes | 11 | ||
n/a | Undervotes | 20,291 |
Other primaries
The Republican and Statehood Green parties held primaries, but no candidates declared and the contests saw only write-in votes.[2]
General election
The general election took place on November 8, 2016. Garcia was the only candidate on the ballot and won reelection to a second term.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Franklin Garcia | 197,299 | 96.9 | +19.7 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 6,238 | 3.1 | +1.36 | |
Total votes | 203,537 | 100.0% | |||
n/a | Overvotes | 73 | |||
n/a | Undervotes | 51,066 |
References
- ^ a b "General Election 2016 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Primary Election 2016 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.