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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Washington/WA-01
      1978·US House·Washington·District profile →

      Washington District 1 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Joel Pritchard
      64.0%99,942 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Janice Niemi
      33.7%52,706 votes
      Margin
      R+30.2
      156,193 total votes
      3 candidates156,193 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Joel PritchardREP✓
      		REP99,94264.0%
      Janice NiemiDEM
      		DEM52,70633.7%
      John H AddisonLIB
      		LIB3,5452.3%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+28.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.2
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202462.2%33.7%D+28.5374,400
      202064.0%33.3%D+30.6392,183
      201658.9%33.1%D+25.8315,830
      201259.7%40.3%D+19.4294,355
      200859.9%38.4%D+21.5291,234

      Seat History

      US House in Washington

      2024
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+26.3
      2022
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+27.1
      Redistricted
      2020
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+17.2
      2018
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+18.5
      2016
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+10.8
      2014
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+10.1
      2012
      Suzan K DelbeneDEM
      D+7.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+15.3
      2008
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+35.5
      2006
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+35.4
      2004
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+26.3
      2002
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+14.3
      Redistricted
      2000
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+11.9
      1998
      Jay InsleeDEM
      D+5.7
      1996
      Rick WhiteREP
      R+7.5
      View all US House history for Washington →

      Candidates

      Joel PritchardREP
      Record4W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Janice NiemiDEM
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginD+55.5
      Career1978-1990
      State Senate / State House / US House
      Full profile →
      John H AddisonLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
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