1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Rick S. Bender (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Getzendaner (R) by 42.2 points.
Rick S. BenderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%17,560
Mark GetzendanerRepublican
28.9%7,140
24,700 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET