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1956 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1956 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election?

Thor Tollefson won the 1956 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election. Thor Tollefson received 108,014 popular votes (54.04%). The main challenger was John T McCutcheon (45.96%).

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

Tollefson +8.1 pts · won by 16,136 votes
Thor TollefsonRepublicanWINNER54.04%
108,014 votes
John T McCutcheonDemocratic45.96%
91,878 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.