1974 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 1974 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 4, 1974. The winner of the race was Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his second re-election. Independent candidate James G. Banks surprised many by taking second place, ahead of William R. Phillips (R) and Statehood Party candidate Anton V. Wood. All elected members would serve in 94th United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 1974

November 4, 1974

Candidate Walter E. Fauntroy James G. Banks William R. Phillips Party Democratic Independent Republican Popular vote 66,337 21,874 9,166 Percentage 63.78% 21.03% 8.81%

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 third term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Independent James G. Banks, who received 21.03% by taking many votes away from Republican challenger William R. Phillips and Statehood Party candidate Anton V. Wood who only received 8.81% and 2.92%, respectively. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 63.78% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (1974)[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter E. Fauntroy (inc.)	66,337	63.78
	Independent	James G. Banks	21,874	21.03
	Republican	William R. Phillips	9,166	8.81
	D.C. Statehood	Anton V. Wood	3,039	2.92
	Independent	Susan Pennington	1,813	1.74
	Independent	David H. Dabney	1,539	1.48
	No party	Write-ins	246	0.24
Total votes			104,014	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1974election.pdf