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1978 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election?

Joel Pritchard won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election. Joel Pritchard received 99,942 popular votes (63.99%). The main challenger was Janice Niemi (33.74%).

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

Pritchard +30.3 pts · won by 47,236 votes
Joel PritchardRepublicanWINNER63.99%
99,942 votes
Janice NiemiDemocratic33.74%
52,706 votes
John H. AddisonLibertarian2.27%
3,545 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.