1976 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 1976 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 2, 1976. The winner of the race was Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his third re-election. The election was notable for having a record-low turnout, as less than 16,000 voters cast their ballot in this election. This was the lowest recorded turnout for an election to this office. All elected members would serve in 95th United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 1976

November 2, 1976

Candidate Walter E. Fauntroy Daniel L. Hall Louis S. Aronica Party Democratic Republican D.C. Statehood Green Popular vote 12,149 1,566 1,076 Percentage 77.18% 9.95% 6.84%

Delegate before election Walter E. Fauntroy Democratic Elected Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy Democratic

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms, as are all other Representatives and Delegates minus the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is elected to a four-year term.

Candidates

Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democrat, sought re-election for his fourth term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Daniel L. Hall and Statehood Party candidate Louis S. Aronica who received 9.95% and 6.84%, respectively. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 77.18% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (1976)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter E. Fauntroy (inc.)	12,149	77.18
	Republican	Daniel L. Hall	1,566	9.95
	D.C. Statehood Green	Louis S. Aronica	1,076	6.84
	Socialist Workers	Charlotte J. Reavis	499	3.17
	American Labor	Susan Pennington	377	2.39
	No party	Write-ins	75	0.48
Total votes			15,742	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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