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1950 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1950 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election?

Thor Tollefson won the 1950 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election. Thor Tollefson received 71,785 popular votes (60.45%). The main challenger was John M Coffee (38.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Tollefson and Coffee

Tollefson +21.5 pts · won by 25,536 votes
Thor TollefsonRepublicanWINNER60.45%
71,785 votes
John M CoffeeDemocratic38.95%
46,249 votes
Baba Jean DeckerIndependent0.6%
710 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.