On November 7, 2006, 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 Ray Browne did not run for reelection and fellow Democrat Mike Panetta was elected in his place.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 12, 2006. Forster withdrew from the race at the beginning of September but his name remained on the ballot and he still received thousands of votes.
Democratic primary Candidates James S. Bubar, attorney and delegate for John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention John J. Forster (withdrew) Mike Panetta, Director of Public Affairs at Grassroots Enterprise
Results
Statehood Green primary Keith R. Ware, Nature Green owner
Results
Other primaries A Republican primary was held but no candidates filed and only write-in votes were cast. Nelson Rimensnyder ran as a Republican in the general election.
General election The general election took place on November 7, 2006.
Results
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