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1996 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election?

Norman D. Dicks won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 6 Election. Norman D. Dicks received 155,467 popular votes (65.9%). The main challenger was Bill Tinsley (30.24%).

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

Dicks +35.7 pts · won by 84,130 votes
Norman D. DicksDemocraticWINNER65.9%
155,467 votes
Bill TinsleyRepublican30.24%
71,337 votes
Ted HaleyIndependent2.36%
5,561 votes
Michael Huddlestonnatural law1.5%
3,545 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.