1971 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elections in the District of Columbia |
|---|
 |
On March 23, 1971, the
Walter E. Fauntroy, a Democrat. After serving his remaining term in the 92nd United States Congress, he would continue to be re-elected until he stepped down to run for mayor in the 1990 election
.
The non-voting delegate to the
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
, who is elected to a four-year term.
Candidates
D.C. Statehood Party candidate Julius Hobson who received 13.23%. This resulted in Fauntroy being elected with 58.44% of the vote. This is the lowest percentage that a Democratic candidate has received in any election to the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district
.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter E. Fauntroy
|
68,166 | 58.44 | |||
| Republican | John A. Nevius | 29,249 | 25.08 | |||
DC Statehood
|
Julius Hobson | 15,427 | 13.23 | |||
Independent
|
Frank Kameny | 1,888 | 1.62 | |||
Independent
|
Douglas Moore | 1,301 | 1.12 | |||
| Socialist Workers | James E. Harris | 431 | 0.37 | |||
| No party | Write-ins | 173 | 0.15 | |||
| Total votes | 116,635 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||