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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 10-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Eleanor Fortson (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Joan Houchen (R) by 15.2 points.

Eleanor FortsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%17,562
Joan HouchenRepublican
42.4%12,928
30,490 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

EvenD+4.91972D+32.51974D+15.21976R+7.31978R+12.01980D+8.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET