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1980 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election?

Norman D. Dicks won the 1980 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election. Norman D. Dicks received 122,903 popular votes (53.64%). The main challenger was James Edward Beaver (46.36%).

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

Dicks +7.3 pts · won by 16,667 votes
Norman D. DicksDemocraticWINNER53.64%
122,903 votes
James Edward BeaverRepublican46.36%
106,236 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.