On November 6, 2012, 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 Mike Panetta declined to run for a fourth term. Nate Bennett-Fleming was elected in his place.
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Turnout | 60.9% 30.0 pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Bennett-Fleming: 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on April 3, 2012.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nate Bennett-Fleming | 43,297 | 96.9 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 1,364 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 44,661 | 100.0 |
Republican and Statehood Green primaries were held but no candidates appeared on the ballot.[3]
The general election took place on November 6, 2012.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nate Bennett-Fleming | 206,996 | 85.8 | +3.4 | |
DC Statehood Green | G. Lee Aikin | 31,190 | 12.9 | +5.21 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 3,123 | 1.3 | +0.4 | |
Total votes | 241,309 | 100.0% |