1978 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 1978 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 7, 1978. The winner of the race was Walter E. Fauntroy (D), who won his fourth re-election. All elected members would serve in 96th United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 1978

November 7, 1978

Candidate Walter E. Fauntroy Jackson R. Champion Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 76,557 11,677 Percentage 79.59% 12.02%

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 fifth term to the United States House of Representatives. Fauntroy was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Jackson R. Champion and Statehood Party candidate Gregory Rowe who received 12.02% and 4.04%, respectively. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 79.59% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (1978)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter E. Fauntroy (inc.)	76,557	79.59
	Republican	Jackson R. Champion	11,677	12.02
	D.C. Statehood	Gregory Rowe	3,886	4.04
	Socialist Workers	Charlotte J. Reavis	1,649	1.71
	American Labor	Cloid John Green	1,064	1.10
	No party	Write-ins	1,473	1.53
Total votes			96,306	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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