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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 30-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Robert Gaines (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Max Wells (R) by 33.8 points.

Robert GainesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%17,412
Max WellsRepublican
33.1%8,607
26,019 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+0.11972D+6.81974D+33.81976R+17.31978R+19.71980R+24.31982

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