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1980 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas S. Foley won the 1980 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas S. Foley received 120,530 popular votes (51.9%). The main challenger was John Sonneland (48.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Foley and Sonneland

Foley +3.8 pts · won by 8,825 votes
Thomas S. FoleyDemocraticWINNER51.9%
120,530 votes
John SonnelandRepublican48.1%
111,705 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.