1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 16-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gene Struthers (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Gordon Timmons (D) by 17.9 points.
Gene StruthersRepublican · winner
58.9%15,447
Gordon TimmonsDemocrat
41.1%10,765
26,212 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)