1982 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
Results

1982 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Democratic	Walter E. Fauntroy (inc.)	93,422	83.01

Republican	John West	17,242	15.32

No party	Write-ins	1,879	1.67%

Total votes	112,543	100.00

Turnout

Democratic hold

Sentence(s)

Fauntroy was elected with 83.01% of the vote.

final_sentence: Fauntroy was elected with 83.01% of the vote.