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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dennis Heck (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Eddie McAninch (R) by 18.3 points.

Dennis HeckDemocrat · winner
59.2%17,998
Eddie McAninchRepublican
40.8%12,428
30,426 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+9.91972D+40.31974D+18.31976D+38.71978D+43.31980

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