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1982 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election?

Joel Pritchard won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 1 Election. Joel Pritchard received 123,956 popular votes (67.59%). The main challenger was Brian Long (32.41%).

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

Pritchard +35.2 pts · won by 64,512 votes
Joel PritchardRepublicanWINNER67.59%
123,956 votes
Brian LongDemocratic32.41%
59,444 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.