2018 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

The 2018 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2018, 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 Franklin Garcia won reelection unopposed.

United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, 2018

November 6, 2018
Turnout	46.3% 29.0 pp[1]
Nominee Franklin Garcia Party Democratic Popular vote 197,299 Percentage 96.9%
Results by ward:   Garcia—>90%
Representative before election Franklin Garcia Democratic Elected Representative Franklin Garcia Democratic

Primary elections

Candidates

• Franklin Garcia, incumbent Shadow Representative (since 2015)

Results

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2018[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Garcia	62,424	97.4
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,637	2.6
Total votes			64,061	100.0

Other primaries

The Republican, Libertarian, and Statehood Green parties all held primaries, but no candidates declared.

Other candidates

Independent write-in candidate Erik Metzroth was the only opposition to Franklin Garcia. Metzroth campaigned alleging that Garcia had done too little to advance the cause of DC statehood. Metzroth also criticized local media for not reporting on his campaign.[3][4] The final number of write-in votes cast for Metzroth was unreported.

Write-in

• Erik Metzroth (not recognized as candidate by Board of Elections)

General election

The general election took place on November 6, 2018. Garcia was the only candidate on the ballot and won reelection to a third term.

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin Garcia	197,299	96.9
	n/a	Write-ins	6,238	3.1
Total votes			203,537	100.0%

References

1. "General Election 2018 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
2. "Primary Election 2018 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
3. Metzroth, Erik (27 June 2018). "Casting A Spotlight on the Shadow Representative". HillRag. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
4. "Erik Metzroth". Twitter. Retrieved 31 December 2020.