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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 30-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Frank Warnke (D) won re-election with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Hayek (R) by 34.6 points.

Frank WarnkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%18,483
Carolyn HayekRepublican
31.7%8,830
Paul HuxholdIndependent
2.1%576
27,889 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+16.31972D+44.21974D+34.61976D+11.51980

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

The candidates

Frank Warnke (D)Carolyn Hayek (R)

Also on the ballot: Paul Huxhold (Independent), 2.1%