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1996 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election?

George R. Nethercutt won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election. George R. Nethercutt received 131,618 popular votes (55.59%). The main challenger was Judy Olson (44.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Nethercutt and Olson

Nethercutt +11.2 pts · won by 26,452 votes
George R. NethercuttRepublicanWINNER55.59%
131,618 votes
Judy OlsonDemocratic44.41%
105,166 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.