2016 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2016 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
Turnout	65.3% 26.9 pp
	Garcia: >90%
Representative before election; Franklin Garcia; Democratic	Elected Representative ; Franklin Garcia; Democratic

On November 8, 2016, 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 Franklin Garcia won reelection unopposed.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 14, 2016, concurrent with the presidential primary.

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2018^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Garcia (incumbent)	75,186	96.4
	Democratic	Write-ins	2,800	3.6
Total votes			77,986	100.0
	n/a	Overvotes	11
	n/a	Undervotes	20,291

The Republican and D.C. Statehood Green parties held primaries, but no candidates declared and the contests saw only write-in votes.^[2]

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

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Franklin Garcia (incumbent)	197,299	96.9	+19.7
	n/a	Write-ins	6,238	3.1	+1.36
Total votes			203,537	100.0%
	n/a	Overvotes	73
	n/a	Undervotes	51,066

^ ^a ^b "General Election 2016 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. June 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Primary Election 2016 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. June 19, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.