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1950 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1950 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election?

Hugh Mitchell won the 1950 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election. Hugh Mitchell received 90,053 popular votes (51.37%). The main challenger was F F Mrs Powell (47.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Mitchell and Powell

Mitchell +3.4 pts · won by 6,029 votes
Hugh MitchellDemocraticWINNER51.37%
90,053 votes
F F Mrs PowellRepublican47.93%
84,024 votes
Paul M BowenIndependent0.55%
957 votes
Daniel Robertssocialist workers0.16%
274 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.