1998 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 1998 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 3, 1998. The winner of the race was Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who won her fourth re-election. All elected members would serve in 106th United States Congress.

1998 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

November 3, 1998

Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Edward Henry Wolterbeek Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 122,228 8,610 Percentage 89.64% 6.31%

Delegate before election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Elected Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton 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.

Candidates

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought election for her fifth term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Edward Henry Wolterbeek who received 6.31%. This resulted in Norton being re-elected with 89.64% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (1998)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (inc.)	122,228	89.64
	Republican	Edward Henry Wolterbeek	8,610	6.31
	D.C. Statehood	Pat Kidd	2,323	1.70
	Independent	Natale "Lino" Stracuzzi	1,647	1.21
	Socialist Workers	Mary Martin	1,087	0.80
	No party	Write-ins	464	0.34
Total votes			136,359	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

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