2014 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

Not to be confused with 2014 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia.

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2014

November 4, 2014
Turnout	38.5% 22.5 pp
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%
Results by ward:   Garcia—70–80%   Garcia—80–90%
Representative before election Nate Bennett-Fleming Democratic Elected Representative Franklin Garcia Democratic

The 2014 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a shadow member to the United States House of Representatives to represent the District of Columbia. Unlike non-voting delegates, the Shadow Representative is only recognized by the District of Columbia 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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 1, 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Franklin Garcia, community activist

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2014

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

Candidates

• Martin Moulton, school choice activist

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Martin Moulton	30	100.0
Total votes			60,129	100.0

Other primaries

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

General election

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

General election results

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