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1980 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election?

Joel Pritchard won the 1980 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election. Joel Pritchard received 180,475 popular votes (78.29%). The main challenger was Robin Drake (18.14%).

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

Pritchard +60.2 pts · won by 138,645 votes
Joel PritchardRepublicanWINNER78.29%
180,475 votes
Robin DrakeDemocratic18.14%
41,830 votes
Maurice WilleyLibertarian3.57%
8,229 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.