1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Alan Thompson (D) won re-election with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Howard Meharg (R) by 35.6 points.
Alan ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%17,046
Howard MehargRepublican
32.2%8,097
25,143 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)