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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 27-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

A. A. Adams (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Doug Sutherland (R) by 24.8 points.

A. A. AdamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%14,286
Doug SutherlandRepublican
37.0%8,556
Norma RaderCommunist
1.2%269
23,111 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+34.01972D+32.81974D+24.81976D+29.31978D+38.91980D+59.31982

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

The candidates

A. A. Adams (D)Doug Sutherland (R)

Also on the ballot: Norma Rader (Communist), 1.2%