On November 2, 2010, 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 third term.
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Panetta: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 14, 2010.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Mike Panetta, incumbent Shadow Representative
- Nate Bennett-Fleming, law student[2]
Results
edit Bennett-Fleming—40–50%
Bennett-Fleming—50–60%
Panetta—50–60%
Panetta—60–70%
Panetta—70–80%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Panetta (incumbent) | 57,666 | 55.8 | |
Democratic | Nate Bennett-Fleming | 43,243 | 41.9 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 2,427 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 103,336 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Nelson Rimensnyder
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nelson Rimensnyder | 1,953 | 92.7 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 153 | 7.3 | |
Total votes | 2,106 | 100.0 |
Statehood Green primary
editCandidates
edit- Joyce Robinson-Paul
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DC Statehood Green | Joyce Robinson-Paul | 450 | 88.6% | |
DC Statehood Green | Write-ins | 58 | 11.4% | |
Total votes | 508 | 100.0% |
General election
editThe general election took place on November 3, 2010.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mike Panetta (incumbent) | 101,207 | 82.4 | −3.5 | |
Republican | Nelson Rimensnyder | 11,094 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
DC Statehood Green | Joyce Robinson-Paul | 9,489 | 7.7 | −5.4 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 1,103 | 0.9 | −0.1 | |
Total votes | 122,893 | 100.0% |
References
edit- ^ a b "General Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Wist, John (August 24, 2010). "The District Casts a Shadow". NBC Washington. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Primary Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2020.