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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 27-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jim Salatino (D) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating Ken Mullinax (R) by 59.2 points.

Jim SalatinoDemocrat · winner
79.1%18,278
Ken MullinaxRepublican
19.9%4,604
Michael HodgkissOther party
1.0%226
23,108 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+50.31972D+52.11974D+59.21976D+42.31978D+38.41980

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

The candidates

Jim Salatino (D)Ken Mullinax (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael Hodgkiss (Other party), 1.0%