2014 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

On November 4, 2014, 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 Nate Bennett-Fleming did not run for reelection and Franklin Garcia was elected in his place. The election was held concurrently with a mayoral election.

2014 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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Turnout38.5% Decrease22.5 pp[1]
 
Nominee Franklin Garcia Joyce Robinson-Paul Martin Moulton
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Libertarian
Popular vote 114,073 19,982 11,002
Percentage 77.6% 13.6% 7.5%

Garcia:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No votes

Representative before election

Nate Bennett-Fleming
Democratic

Elected Representative

Franklin Garcia
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on April 1, 2014.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin Garcia 57,946 97.4
Democratic Write-ins 2,183 3.6
Total votes 60,129 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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  • Martin Moulton, school choice activist

Results

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District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Martin Moulton 30 100.0
Total votes 60,129 100.0

Other primaries

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The Republican and Statehood Green parties held primaries, but no candidates declared and the contests saw only write-in votes.[3]

General election

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The general election took place on November 8, 2016. Garcia was the only candidate on the ballot and won reelection to a second term.

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Franklin Garcia 114,073 77.6 −10.4
DC Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 19,982 13.6 +0.7
Libertarian Martin Moulton 11,002 7.5 +7.5
n/a Write-ins 1,931 1.3
Total votes 146,988 100.0%
n/a Overvotes 64
n/a Undervotes 30,306

References

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  1. ^ a b "General Election 2014 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Chibbaro Jr., Lou (March 27, 2014). "Guide to D.C. primary races". Washington Blade. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Primary Election 2014 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. April 23, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2020.