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1990 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

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Field	Value
country	District of Columbia
type	Presidential
previous_election	1988 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
previous_year	1988
next_election	1992 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
next_year	1992
election_date	November 6, 1990
image1	[[File:Eleanor Holmes Norton (cropped).jpg	x150px]]
candidate1	Eleanor Holmes Norton
party1	District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
popular_vote1	98,442
percentage1	61.67%
image2	[[File:3x4.svg	x150px]]
candidate2	Harry M. Singleton
party2	District of Columbia Republican Party
popular_vote2	41,999
percentage2	26.31%
image3	[[File:3x4.svg	110px]]
candidate3	George X. Cure
party3	Independent politician
popular_vote3	8,156
percentage3	5.11%
title	Delegate
before_election	Walter E. Fauntroy
before_party	District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
after_election	Eleanor Holmes Norton
after_party	District of Columbia Democratic State Committee

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

On November 6, 1990, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. Incumbent Walter E. Fauntroy (D) had stepped down earlier to run for Mayor of Washington, D.C. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) won the open seat. All elected members would serve in 102nd United States Congress.

The delegate is elected for two-year terms.

Candidates

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought election for her first term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Harry M. Singleton and independent candidate George X. Cure, who received 26.31% and 5.11%, respectively. Singleton's performance was the strongest of any Republican candidate for this office so far. This resulted in Norton being elected with 61.67% of the vote.

Results

References

Keil, Richard. (November 5, 1990). "Barry Loses Bid for City Council".

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