Franklin Garcia

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Franklin Garcia

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia

Prior offices:

U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia

Years in office: 2015 - 2021

Successor: Oye Owolewa (D)

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Last election

June 4, 2024

Next election

June 16, 2026

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Franklin Garcia (Democratic Party) is running for election for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 16, 2026.^[source]

Garcia (Democratic Party) was the U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2021.

Elections

2026

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia

Franklin Garcia (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Franklin Garcia

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Republican primary

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ciprian Ivanof (R)

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2024

See also: United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia

Ankit Jain defeated Nelson Rimensnyder in the general election for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ankit Jain (D)	89.9	265,360
		Nelson Rimensnyder (R)	9.1	26,968
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	2,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,033
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia

Ankit Jain defeated Eugene D. Kinlow in the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Senator District of Columbia on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ankit Jain	53.1	41,664
		Eugene D. Kinlow	44.7	35,108
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	1,694

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,466
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew C. Haynesworth (D)
• Wendy Hamilton (D)
• Franklin Garcia (D)

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Quinn K. Nii (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Garcia in this election.

2020

See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2020)

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert White (D)	26.0	139,208
✔		Christina Henderson (Independent)	14.8	79,189
		Vincent Orange (Independent)	12.0	64,389
	Submit photo	Ed Lazere (Independent)	11.5	61,882
		Marcus Goodwin (Independent)	11.3	60,636
		Markus Batchelor (Independent)	3.6	19,095
	Submit photo	Marya Pickering (R)	3.3	17,883
	Submit photo	Mónica Palacio (Independent)	2.5	13,635
	Submit photo	Ann Wilcox (G)	1.8	9,793
	Submit photo	Franklin Garcia (Independent)	1.7	8,972
	Submit photo	Jeanné Lewis (Independent)	1.4	7,417
	Submit photo	Chander Jayaraman (Independent)	1.4	7,365
	Submit photo	Claudia Barragan (Independent)	1.0	5,607
	Submit photo	A'Shia Howard (Independent)	1.0	5,329
	Submit photo	Joseph Bishop-Henchman (L)	1.0	5,173
	Submit photo	Will Merrifield (Independent)	0.9	5,086
	Submit photo	Kathy Henderson (Independent)	0.9	4,803
	Submit photo	Alexander Padro (Independent)	0.7	3,780
		Calvin Gurley (Independent)	0.6	3,203
	Submit photo	Michangelo Scruggs (Independent)	0.5	2,874
	Submit photo	Keith Silver (Independent)	0.5	2,605
		Mario Cristaldo (Independent)	0.4	2,384
	Submit photo	Rick Murphree (Independent)	0.3	1,851
	Submit photo	Eric Rogers (Independent)	0.3	1,839
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	2,266

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 536,264
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Addison Sarter (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Robert White advanced from the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert White	97.2	93,264
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	2,669

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,933
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Marya Pickering advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marya Pickering	90.2	2,056
		Other/Write-in votes	9.8	224

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,280
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Green primary election

Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Ann Wilcox advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ann Wilcox	85.4	409
		Other/Write-in votes	14.6	70

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 479
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Joseph Bishop-Henchman advanced from the Libertarian primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Bishop-Henchman	86.5	135
		Other/Write-in votes	13.5	21

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 156
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)

General election

General election for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia

Incumbent Franklin Garcia won election in the general election for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Franklin Garcia (D)	96.9	197,299
		Other/Write-in votes	3.1	6,238

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 203,537
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia

Incumbent Franklin Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Shadow Representative District of Columbia on June 19, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Franklin Garcia	100.0	62,424

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2026

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2024

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2020

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	U.S. Shadow Representative - District of Columbia 2015 - 2021	Succeeded by Oye Owolewa (D)

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Washington, DC's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ankit Jain (D)

Paul Strauss (D)

Representatives

Eleanor Norton (D)

Oye Owolewa (D)

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