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1986 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election?

Al Swift won the 1986 Washington U.S. House District 2 Election. Al Swift received 124,840 popular votes (72.2%). The main challenger was Thomas S. Talman (27.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Swift and Talman

Swift +44.4 pts · won by 76,763 votes
Al SwiftDemocraticWINNER72.2%
124,840 votes
Thomas S. TalmanRepublican27.8%
48,077 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.