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1982 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas S. Foley won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas S. Foley received 109,549 popular votes (64.3%). The main challenger was John Sonneland (35.7%).

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

Foley +28.6 pts · won by 48,733 votes
Thomas S. FoleyDemocraticWINNER64.3%
109,549 votes
John SonnelandRepublican35.7%
60,816 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.