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2006 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

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2006 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →
Turnout62.5% Decrease29.0 pp[1]
 
Nominee Mike Panetta Keith Ware Nelson Rimensnyder
Party Democratic DC Statehood Green Republican
Popular vote 82,759 13,511 9,700
Percentage 77.5% 12.7% 9.1%

Results by ward:
  Panetta—60–70%
  Panetta—70–80%
  Panetta—80–90%

Shadow Representative before election

Ray Browne
Democratic

Elected Shadow Representative

Mike Panetta
Democratic

On November 7, 2006, 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 Ray Browne did not run for reelection and fellow Democrat Mike Panetta was elected in his place.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 12, 2006. Forster withdrew from the race at the beginning of September but his name remained on the ballot and he still received thousands of votes.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results by ward:
  Panetta—50–60%
  Panetta—40–50%
  Forster—40–50%
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Panetta 36,373 47.00
Democratic John J. Forster (withdrawn) 25,554 33.02
Democratic James S. Bubar 13,493 17.43
Write-in 1,973 2.55
Total votes 77,393 100.0
n/a Overvotes 18
n/a Undervotes 29,314

Statehood Green primary

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  • Keith R. Ware, Nature Green owner[5]

Results

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District of Columbia Shadow Representative Statehood Green primary election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
DC Statehood Green Keith R. Ware 398 92.13
DC Statehood Green Write-ins 34 7.87
Total votes 432 100.0
n/a Overvotes 0
n/a Undervotes 106

Other primaries

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A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only write-in votes were cast. Nelson Rimensnyder ran as a Republican in the general election.[7]

General election

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The general election took place on November 7, 2006.

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Panetta 82,759 77.47 −8.83
DC Statehood Green Keith R. Ware 13,511 12.65 −0.18
Republican Nelson Rimensnyder 9,700 9.08 +9.08
Write-in 862 0.81 -0.6
Total votes 218,188 100.0%
n/a Overvotes 35
n/a Undervotes 15,471

References

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  1. ^ a b "Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Official Results Report" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. November 21, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Holley, Joe (September 3, 2006). "The Race for Nonmember". Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "James S. Bubar". Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "John J. Forster". Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "D.C. General Election: Shadow U.S. Representative". Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Election Night Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. September 26, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Brotherton, Elizabeth (October 24, 2006). "Out of the Shadows; Hill Resident Is Running for Shadow Seat". Roll Call. DC Vote. Retrieved December 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]