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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 14-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jim Whiteside (R) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Leroy Cheek (D) by 44.7 points.

Jim WhitesideRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.4%17,485
Leroy CheekDemocrat
27.6%6,678
24,163 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+12.91972R+1.81974R+44.71976R+45.01980R+41.11982R+43.21984

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