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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 21-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Gary Nelson (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Vera W. Fredrickson (D) by 19.0 points.

Gary NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%14,581
40.5%9,915
24,496 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+8.61972R+15.01974R+19.01976R+37.81978R+45.61980R+17.41982

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