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1 Primary elections  



1.1  Democratic primary  



1.1.1  Candidates  





1.1.2  Results  







1.2  Statehood Green primary  



1.2.1  Results  







1.3  Other primaries  







2 General election  



2.1  Results  







3 References  














2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia







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2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

← 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 →
Turnout62.5% Increase31.6 pp[1]
 
Nominee Mike Panetta Joyce Robinson-Paul
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green
Popular vote 187,362 28,703
Percentage 85.9% 13.1%

Panetta:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%


Shadow Representative before election

Mike Panetta
Democratic

Elected Shadow Representative

Mike Panetta
Democratic

On November 4, 2008, 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 Mike Panetta won election to a second term.

Primary elections[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 9, 2008

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Panetta (incumbent) 30,223 98.1
Democratic Write-ins 602 2.0
Total votes 30,825 100.0
n/a Overvotes 2
n/a Undervotes 10,582

Statehood Green primary[edit]

Results[edit]

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Statehood Green primary election, 2008[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 195 94.6
DC Statehood Green Write-ins 11 5.4
Total votes 206 100.0
n/a Overvotes 0
n/a Undervotes 19

Other primaries[edit]

A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only 248 write-in votes were cast.

General election[edit]

The general election took place on November 4, 2008.

Results[edit]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Panetta (incumbent) 187,362 85.87 +8.4
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 28,703 13.2 +5.0
n/a Write-ins 2,123 1.0 +0.2
Total votes 218,188 100.0%
n/a Overvotes 81
n/a Undervotes 46,993

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Summary Report Certified Election Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 24, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  • ^ a b "Summary Report Certified Primary Election Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. September 25, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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