1984 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 1984 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 6, 1984. The winner of the race was Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his seventh re-election. All elected members would serve in 99th United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 1984

November 6, 1984

Candidate Walter E. Fauntroy Party Democratic Popular vote 154,583 Percentage 95.56%

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.

Candidates

Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democrat, sought re-election for his eighth term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was completely unopposed in this election, although some voters still chose to write in other names. Fauntroy was nevertheless re-elected with over 95% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (1984)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter E. Fauntroy (inc.)	154,583	95.56
	No party	Write-ins	7,188	4.44
Total votes			161,771	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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