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1986 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1986 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election?

Norm Dicks won the 1986 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election. Norm Dicks received 90,063 popular votes (71.21%). The main challenger was Kenneth W. Braaten (28.79%).

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

Dicks +42.4 pts · won by 53,653 votes
Norm DicksDemocraticWINNER71.21%
90,063 votes
Kenneth W. BraatenRepublican28.79%
36,410 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.