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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

William Paris (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Al Mortellaro (D) by 24.5 points.

William ParisRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%15,905
37.8%9,649
25,554 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

EvenR+25.21972R+18.81974R+24.51976R+26.61978R+14.31980D+32.01982

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