2014 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2014

← 2012 November 4, 2014 2016 →
Turnout	38.5% 22.5 pp[1]
Nominee Franklin Garcia Joyce Robinson-Paul Martin Moulton Party Democratic D.C. Statehood Green Libertarian Popular vote 114,073 19,982 11,002 Percentage 77.6% 13.6% 7.5%
Results by ward:   Garcia—70–80%   Garcia—80–90%
Representative before election Nate Bennett-Fleming Democratic Elected Representative Franklin Garcia Democratic

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The 2014 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 2014, 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 Nate Bennett-Fleming did not run for reelection and Franklin Garcia was elected in his place. The election was held concurrently with a mayoral election.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on April 1, 2014.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Franklin Garcia, community activist^[2]

Results[]

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

• Martin Moulton, school choice activist

Results[]

Other primaries[]

The Republican and Statehood Green parties held primaries, but no candidates declared and the contests saw only write-in votes.^[3]

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[]

References[]