1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Governor
Governor · Washington
Dixy Lee Ray (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating John D. Spellman (R) by 8.9 points.
Dixy Lee RayDemocrat · winner
54.5%821,797
John D. SpellmanRepublican
45.5%687,039
1,508,836 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET