2006 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2006
	November 7, 2006
	November 7, 2006
Turnout	62.5% 29.0 pp[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

The 2006 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 2006, 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 Ray Browne did not run for reelection and fellow Democrat Mike Panetta was elected in his place.

Primary elections

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]

Candidates

James S. Bubar, attorney and delegate for John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention[3]
John J. Forster (withdrew)[4]
Mike Panetta, Director of Public Affairs at Grassroots Enterprise[5]

Results

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	Democratic	John J. Forster (withdrawn)	25,554	33.02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
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,973	2.55
Total votes			77,393	100.0
	n/a	Overvotes	18
	n/a	Undervotes	29,314

Statehood Green primary

Keith R. Ware, Nature Green owner[5]

Results

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

Other primaries

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

The general election took place on November 7, 2006.

Results

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

References

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

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[DCBOE-general-1] "Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Official Results Report" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[2] Holley, Joe (3 September 2006). "The Race for Nonmember". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[3] "James S. Bubar". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[4] "John J. Forster". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[AboutTheRace-5] "D.C. General Election: Shadow U.S. Representative". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[DCBOE-primaries-6] "Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Election Night Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[7] Brotherton, Elizabeth (24 October 2006). "Out of the Shadows; Hill Resident Is Running for Shadow Seat". Roll Call. DC Vote. Retrieved 4 December 2020.