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1956 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1956 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election?

Alfred Westland won the 1956 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election. Alfred Westland received 105,975 popular votes (56.02%). The main challenger was Payson Peterson (43.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Westland and Peterson

Westland +12.0 pts · won by 22,780 votes
Alfred WestlandRepublicanWINNER56.02%
105,975 votes
Payson PetersonDemocratic43.98%
83,195 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.