1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 23-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Rick Smith (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Dora Shardelman (R) by 38.5 points.
Rick SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%23,805
Dora ShardelmanRepublican
30.8%10,574
34,379 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET