1980Final results
1980 election for Washington's 6th District
U.S. House · Washington
Norman D. Dicks (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Beaver (R) by 7.3 points.
Norman D. DicksDemocrat · winner
53.6%122,903
Jim BeaverRepublican
46.4%106,236
229,139 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Norman D. DicksJim Beaver
$250.3K
Raised by the campaign
$200.5K
$234.7K
Spent by the campaign
$200.7K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980