2016 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2016
Turnout	65.3% 26.9 pp
	Results by ward: Garcia—>90%
Representative before election; Franklin Garcia; Democratic	Elected Representative ; Franklin Garcia; Democratic

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[]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2018^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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.

[DCBOE-general-1] "General Election 2016 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[DCBOE-primaries-2] "Primary Election 2016 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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