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1978 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election?

Allan Byron Swift won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election. Allan Byron Swift received 70,620 popular votes (51.39%). The main challenger was John Nance Garner (48.61%).

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

Swift +2.8 pts · won by 3,827 votes
Allan Byron SwiftDemocraticWINNER51.39%
70,620 votes
John Nance GarnerRepublican48.61%
66,793 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.