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1976 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election?

Joel Pritchard won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election. Joel Pritchard received 161,354 popular votes (71.85%). The main challenger was Dave Wood (25.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Pritchard and Wood

Pritchard +46.0 pts · won by 103,348 votes
Joel PritchardRepublicanWINNER71.85%
161,354 votes
Dave WoodDemocratic25.83%
58,006 votes
Alan M. GottliebLibertarian1.88%
4,230 votes
Patrick L. Ruckertu.s. labor0.43%
971 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.