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1978 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election?

Mike Lowry won the 1978 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election. Mike Lowry received 67,450 popular votes (53.32%). The main challenger was John E. Cunningham (46.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Lowry and Cunningham

Lowry +6.6 pts · won by 8,398 votes
Mike LowryDemocraticWINNER53.32%
67,450 votes
John E. CunninghamRepublican46.68%
59,052 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.