2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2008 election for the District of Columbia's shadow representative February 2026 September 2023 Washington, D.C. Presidential no 2006 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia 2010 62.5% 31.6 pp File:Mike Panetta (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mike Panetta District of Columbia Democratic State Committee 187,362 85.9% 3x4.svg Joyce Robinson-Paul D.C. Statehood Green Party 28,703 13.1% 230px Ward results 230px Precinct results 1 250px Panetta: #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Shadow Representative Mike Panetta District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Mike Panetta District of Columbia Democratic State Committee On November 4, 2008, 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 won election to a second term. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 9, 2008 Democratic primary Candidates Mike Panetta, incumbent Shadow Representative Results District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008Summary Report Certified Primary Election Results https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/Primary_08_Certified_Results_Summary.pdf DCBOE District of Columbia Board of Elections 2 December 2020 25 September 2008 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Mike Panetta (incumbent) 30,223 98.1 District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Write-ins 602 2.0 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 D.C. Statehood Green Party Joyce Robinson-Paul 195 94.6 D.C. Statehood Green Party Write-ins 11 5.4 206 100.0 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 resultsSummary Report Certified Election Results https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/General_08_Certified_Results_Summary.pdf DCBOE District of Columbia Board of Elections 2 December 2020 24 November 2008 November 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221109144636/https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/General_08_Certified_Results_Summary.pdf dead District of Columbia Democratic State Committee Mike Panetta (incumbent) 187,362 85.87 +8.4 D.C. Statehood Green Party Joyce Robinson-Paul 28,703 13.2 +5.0 2,123 1.0 +0.2 218,188 100.0% n/a Overvotes 81 n/a Undervotes 46993 References Category:Washington, D.C., Shadow Representative elections Category:2008 elections in Washington, D.C.