2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

The 2008 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 2008, 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 Mike Panetta won election to a second term.

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2008

November 4, 2008
Turnout	62.5% 31.6 pp[1]
Nominee Mike Panetta Joyce Robinson-Paul Party Democratic D.C. Statehood Green Popular vote 187,362 28,703 Percentage 85.9% 13.1%
Results by ward:   Panetta—80–90%
Shadow Representative before election Mike Panetta Democratic Elected Shadow Representative Mike Panetta Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 9, 2008

Candidates

• Mike Panetta, incumbent Shadow Representative

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Panetta	30,223	98.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	602	2.0
Total votes			30,825	100.0
	n/a	Overvotes	2
	n/a	Undervotes	10,582

Statehood Green primary

• Joyce Robinson-Paul, perennial candidate

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Statehood Green primary election, 2008[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	D.C. Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	195	94.6
	D.C. Statehood Green	Write-ins	11	5.4
Total votes			206	100.0
	n/a	Overvotes	0
	n/a	Undervotes	19

Other primaries

A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only 248 write-in votes were cast.

General election

The general election took place on November 4, 2008.

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Panetta	187,362	85.87	+8.4
	D.C. Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	28,703	13.2	+5.0
	n/a	Write-ins	2,123	1.0	+0.2
Total votes			218,188	100.0%
	n/a	Overvotes	81
	n/a	Undervotes	46,993

References

1. "Summary Report Certified Election Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. "Summary Report Certified Primary Election Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2020.