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1978 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election?

Norman D. Dicks won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election. Norman D. Dicks received 71,057 popular votes (60.87%). The main challenger was James Edward Beaver (37.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Dicks and Beaver

Dicks +23.5 pts · won by 27,417 votes
Norman D. DicksDemocraticWINNER60.87%
71,057 votes
James Edward BeaverRepublican37.38%
43,640 votes
Mary Kathleen Smithsocialist workers1.75%
2,043 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.