2018 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

On November 6, 2018, the District of Columbia held a U.S. House of Representatives election for its shadow representative. Unlike its non-voting delegate, the shadow representative is only recognized by the district and is not officially sworn or seated. Incumbent Shadow Representative Franklin Garcia won reelection unopposed.

2018 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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Turnout46.3% Decrease29.0 pp[1]
 
Nominee Franklin Garcia
Party Democratic
Popular vote 197,299
Percentage 96.9%

Garcia:      80–90%      >90%

Representative before election

Franklin Garcia
Democratic

Elected Representative

Franklin Garcia
Democratic

Primary elections

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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2018[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Garcia (incumbent) 62,424 97.4
Democratic Write-ins 1,637 2.6
Total votes 64,061 100.0

Other primaries

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

Other candidates

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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

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

General election

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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

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Garcia (incumbent) 197,299 96.9
n/a Write-ins 6,238 3.1
Total votes 203,537 100.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b "General Election 2018 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 15, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Primary Election 2018 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 9, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Metzroth, Erik (June 27, 2018). "Casting A Spotlight on the Shadow Representative". HillRag. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Erik Metzroth". Twitter. Retrieved December 31, 2020.