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1976 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election?

Lloyd Meeds won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election. Lloyd Meeds received 107,328 popular votes (49.27%). The main challenger was John Nance Garner (49.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Meeds and Garner

Meeds +0.3 pts · won by 542 votes
Lloyd MeedsDemocraticWINNER49.27%
107,328 votes
John Nance GarnerRepublican49.02%
106,786 votes
Tom Blyconstitution0.9%
1,963 votes
Carol Ruckertu.s. labor0.82%
1,781 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.