2010 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2010
Turnout	30.0% 32.5 pp
	Results by ward: Panetta—>90% Panetta—80–90% Panetta—70–80%
Shadow Representative before election; Mike Panetta; Democratic	Elected Shadow Representative ; Mike Panetta; Democratic

The 2010 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 2, 2010, 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 Mike Panetta won election to a third term.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Mike Panetta, incumbent Shadow Representative
, law student^[2]

Results[]

Results by ward:

Bennett-Fleming—40–50%

Bennett-Fleming—50–60%

Panetta—50–60%

Panetta—60–70%

Panetta—70–80%

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Panetta	57,666	55.8
	Democratic		43,243	41.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	2,427	2.4
Total votes			103,336	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Nelson Rimensnyder

Results[]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Republican primary election, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nelson Rimensnyder	1,953	92.7
	Republican	Write-ins	153	7.3
Total votes			2,106	100.0

Statehood Green primary[]

Candidates[]

Joyce Robinson-Paul

Results[]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Statehood Green primary election, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	D.C. Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	450	88.6%
	D.C. Statehood Green	Write-ins	58	11.4%
Total votes			508	100.0%

General election[]

The general election took place on November 3, 2010.

Results[]

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Panetta	101,207	82.4	−3.5
	Republican	Nelson Rimensnyder	11,094	9.0	+9.0
	D.C. Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	9,489	7.7	−5.4
	N/A	Write-ins	1,103	0.9	−0.1
Total votes			122,893	100.0%

References[]

^ ^a ^b "General Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ Wist, John (24 August 2010). "The District Casts a Shadow". NBC Washington. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Primary Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[DCBOE-general-1] "General Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[2] Wist, John (24 August 2010). "The District Casts a Shadow". NBC Washington. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[DCBOE-primaries-3] "Primary Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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