| Country: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Turnout: | 65.3% 26.9 pp |
| Nominee1: | Franklin Garcia |
| Party1: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| Popular Vote1: | 252,992 |
| Percentage1: | 97.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Representative | |
| Before Election: | Franklin Garcia |
| Before Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
| After Election: | Franklin Garcia |
| After Party: | District of Columbia Democratic State Committee |
On November 8, 2016, 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 Franklin Garcia won reelection unopposed.
Primary elections were held on June 14, 2016 concurrent with the presidential primary.
The Republican and D.C. Statehood Green parties held primaries, but no candidates declared and the contests saw only write-in votes.
The general election took place on November 8, 2016. Garcia was the only candidate on the ballot and won reelection to a second term.