On November 6, 2012, 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 declined to run for a fourth term. Nate Bennett-Fleming was elected in his place.
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 60.9%  30.0 pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
  Bennett-Fleming: 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on April 3, 2012.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Nate Bennett-Fleming, Congressional fellow and candidate for Shadow Representative in 2010[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nate Bennett-Fleming | 43,297 | 96.9 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,364 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 44,661 | 100.0 | ||
Other primaries
editRepublican and Statehood Green primaries were held but no candidates appeared on the ballot.[3]
General election
editThe general election took place on November 6, 2012.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nate Bennett-Fleming | 206,996 | 85.8 | +3.4 | |
| DC Statehood Green | G. Lee Aikin | 31,190 | 12.9 | +5.21 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3,123 | 1.3 | +0.4 | |
| Total votes | 241,309 | 100.0% | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "General & Special 2012 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. April 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "One Year Later: Fleming Will Not Quit the Fight for D.C. Statehood" (Press release). Fleming for DC Shadow Rep '12. PR.com. November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Primary Election 2012 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. April 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2020.