2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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Turnout	62.5% 31.6 pp [1]
Nominee Mike Panetta Joyce Robinson-Paul Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Popular vote 187,362 28,703 Percentage 85.9% 13.1%
Ward results Precinct results 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

Primary elections were held on September 9, 2008

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mike Panetta, incumbent Shadow Representative

Results

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

• Joyce Robinson-Paul, perennial candidate

Results

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

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

General election

The general election took place on November 4, 2008.

Results

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
	Write-in		2,123	1.0
Total votes			218,188	100.0%
	n/a	Overvotes	81
	n/a	Undervotes	46,993

References

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