| Country: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Turnout: | 62.5% 29.0 pp |
| Nominee1: | Mike Panetta |
| Party1: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| Popular Vote1: | 82,759 |
| Percentage1: | 77.5% |
| Nominee2: | Keith Ware |
| Party2: | D.C. Statehood Green Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,511 |
| Percentage2: | 12.7% |
| Nominee3: | Nelson Rimensnyder |
| Party3: | District of Columbia Republican Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,700 |
| Percentage3: | 9.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Shadow Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ray Browne |
| Before Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| After Election: | Mike Panetta |
| After Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
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 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.[1]
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.[5]
The general election took place on November 7, 2006.