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| Turnout | 30.0%  32.5 pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by ward:
Panetta—>90%
Panetta—80–90%
Panetta—70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 2, 2010, 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 third term.
Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Panetta (incumbent) | 57,666 | 55.8 | |
| Democratic | Nate Bennett-Fleming | 43,243 | 41.9 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 2,427 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 103,336 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Nelson Rimensnyder | 1,953 | 92.7 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 153 | 7.3 | |
| Total votes | 2,106 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| DC Statehood Green | Joyce Robinson-Paul | 450 | 88.6% | |
| DC Statehood Green | Write-ins | 58 | 11.4% | |
| Total votes | 508 | 100.0% | ||
The general election took place on November 3, 2010.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Mike Panetta (incumbent) | 101,207 | 82.4 | −3.5 | |
| Republican | Nelson Rimensnyder | 11,094 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| DC Statehood Green | Joyce Robinson-Paul | 9,489 | 7.7 | −5.4 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 1,103 | 0.9 | −0.1 | |
| Total votes | 122,893 | 100.0% | |||
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