1996 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 1996 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 5, 1996. The winner of the race was Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who won her third re-election. All elected members would serve in 105th United States Congress.

1996 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

November 5, 1996

Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Sprague Simonds Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 134,996 11,306 Percentage 90.00% 7.54%

Delegate before election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Elected Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton 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

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought election for her fourth term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Sprague Simonds who received 7.54%. This resulted in Norton being re-elected with 90% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (1996)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (inc.)	134,996	90.00
	Republican	Sprague Simonds	11,306	7.54
	Independent	Faith	2,119	1.41
	Socialist Workers	Sam Manuel	1,146	0.76
	No party	Write-ins	431	0.29
Total votes			149,998	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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