2012 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2012
Turnout	60.9% 30.0 pp
	Results by ward: Bennett-Fleming—70–80% Bennett-Fleming—80–90% Bennett-Fleming—>90%
Representative before election; Mike Panetta; Democratic	Elected Representative ; Nate Bennett-Fleming; Democratic

The 2012 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2012, 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 declined to run for a fourth term. was elected in his place.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on April 3, 2012.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Nate Bennett-Fleming, Congressional fellow and candidate for Shadow Representative in 2010^[2]

Results[]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic		43,297	96.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,364	3.1
Total votes			44,661	100.0

Other primaries[]

Republican and Statehood Green primaries were held but no candidates appeared on the ballot.^[3]

General election[]

The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

Results[]

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nate Bennett-Fleming	206,996	85.8	+3.4
	D.C. Statehood Green	G. Lee Aikin	31,190	12.9	+5.21
	N/A	Write-ins	3,123	1.3	+0.4
Total votes			241,309	100.0%

References[]

^ ^a ^b "General & Special 2012 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "One Year Later: Fleming Will Not Quit the Fight for D.C. Statehood" (Press release). Fleming for DC Shadow Rep '12. PR.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Primary Election 2012 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[DCBOE-general-1] "General & Special 2012 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[2] "One Year Later: Fleming Will Not Quit the Fight for D.C. Statehood" (Press release). Fleming for DC Shadow Rep '12. PR.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[DCBOE-primaries-3] "Primary Election 2012 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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