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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 11-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Albert Shinpoch (D) won re-election with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Howard (R) by 32.8 points.

Albert ShinpochDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%16,440
Jack HowardRepublican
32.6%8,192
2.1%516
25,148 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+34.71972D+34.01974D+32.81976D+0.91978D+1.91980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Albert Shinpoch (D)Jack Howard (R)

Also on the ballot: Shirley J. Siegel (Other party), 2.1%