2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia

2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia
Turnout	62.5% 31.6 pp
	Panetta: 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Shadow Representative before election; Mike Panetta; Democratic	Elected Shadow Representative ; Mike Panetta; Democratic

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

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Panetta (incumbent)	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

District of Columbia Shadow Representative Statehood Green primary election, 2008^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DC Statehood Green	Joyce Robinson-Paul	195	94.6
	DC Statehood Green	Write-ins	11	5.4
Total votes			206	100.0
	n/a	Overvotes	0
	n/a	Undervotes	19

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

The general election took place on November 4, 2008.

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Panetta (incumbent)	187,362	85.87	+8.4
	DC 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

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