Electoral History
Here is a chart of the vote in his elections. There are subtotals for the city of Spokane, rural Spokane County, and a Spokane total, as this is the main part of the 5th Congressional District.
| Year | Candidate | Party | Spokane | Outside | County | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Tom Foley* | D | 41,377 | 17,587 | 58,964 | 84,830 |
| Walt Horan (Inc) | R | 32,262 | 16,757 | 49,019 | 73,884 | |
| 1966 | Tom Foley* | D | 35,533 | 15,334 | 50,867 | 74,571 |
| Dorothy Powers | R | 25,357 | 13,232 | 38,589 | 57,310 | |
| 1968 | Tom Foley* | D | 41,203 | 19,227 | 60,430 | 88,446 |
| Richard Bond | R | 29,659 | 16,988 | 46,647 | 67,304 | |
| 1970 | Tom Foley* | D | 40,791 | 20,532 | 61,323 | 88,189 |
| George Gamble | R | 19,926 | 11,928 | 31,854 | 43,376 | |
| 1972 | Tom Foley* | D | 58,282 | 35,060 | 93,342 | 150,580 |
| Clarice Privette | R | 12,468 | 8,637 | 21,105 | 34,742 | |
| 1974 | Tom Foley* | D | 30,717 | 18,726 | 49,443 | 87,959 |
| Gary Gage | R | 16,925 | 12,020 | 28,945 | 48,739 | |
| 1976 | Tom Foley* | D | 41,720 | 27,905 | 69,625 | 120,415 |
| Duane Alton | R | 30,318 | 25,519 | 55,837 | 84,262 | |
| Bear Sandahl | L | 834 | 407 | 1,241 | 1,959 | |
| Ira Liebowitz | USL | 403 | 181 | 584 | 935 | |
| 1978 | Tom Foley* | D | 28,346 | 18,858 | 47,204 | 77,201 |
| Duane Alton | R | 20,923 | 18,942 | 39,865 | 68,761 | |
| Mel Tonasket | I | 5,574 | 4,580 | 10,154 | 14,887 | |
| 1980 | Tom Foley* | D | 41,256 | 31,604 | 72,860 | 120,530 |
| John Sonneland | R | 32,857 | 33,662 | 66,519 | 111,705 | |
| 1982 | Tom Foley* | D | 39,810 | 32,362 | 72,172 | 109,549 |
| John Sonneland | R | 18,482 | 20,420 | 38,902 | 60,816 | |
| 1984 | Tom Foley* | D | 56,820 | 49,360 | 106,180 | 154,988 |
| John Sonneland | R | 20,517 | 23,729 | 44,246 | 67,438 | |
| 1986 | Tom Foley* | D | 43,011 | 37,939 | 80,950 | 121,732 |
| Floyd Wakefield | R | 12,510 | 14,281 | 26,791 | 41,179 | |
| 1988 | Tom Foley* | D | 56,249 | 53,791 | 110,040 | 160,654 |
| Marlyn Derby | R | 14,438 | 17,772 | 32,210 | 49,657 | |
| 1990 | Tom Foley* | D | 38,553 | 37,121 | 75,674 | 110,234 |
| Marlyn Derby | R | 15,082 | 18,363 | 33,445 | 49,965 | |
| 1992 | Tom Foley* | D | 49,675 | 45,919 | 95,594 | 135,965 |
| John Sonneland | R | 32,508 | 40,108 | 72,616 | 110,443 | |
| 1994 | Tom Foley | D | 39,331 | 35,323 | 74,654 | 106,074 |
| George Nethercutt* | R | 30,265 | 41,065 | 71,330 | 110,057 |
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