2018 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2018

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Turnout	46.3% 29.0 pp[1]
Nominee Franklin Garcia Party Democratic Popular vote 197,299 Percentage 96.9%
Results by ward:   Garcia—>90%
Representative before election Franklin Garcia Democratic Elected Representative Franklin Garcia Democratic

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The 2018 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2018, 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[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Franklin Garcia, incumbent Shadow Representative (since 2015)

Results[]

Other primaries[]

The Republican, Libertarian, and Statehood Green parties all held primaries, but no candidates declared.

Other candidates[]

Independent write-in candidate Erik Metzroth was the only opposition to Franklin Garcia. Metzroth campaigned alleging that Garcia had done too little to advance the cause of DC statehood. Metzroth also criticized local media for not reporting on his campaign.^[3][4] The final number of write-in votes cast for Metzroth was unreported.

Write-in[]

• Erik Metzroth (not recognized as candidate by Board of Elections)

General election[]

The general election took place on November 6, 2018. Garcia was the only candidate on the ballot and won reelection to a third term.

Results[]

References[]