1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 34-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
William S. Leckenby (R) won re-election with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Betsy Ross Detroit (D) by 10.6 points.
William S. LeckenbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%16,365
Betsy Ross DetroitDemocrat
44.0%13,180
Gary Lee AmesOther party
0.9%264
Anthony GodbehereOther party
0.6%177
29,986 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
William S. Leckenby (R)Betsy Ross Detroit (D)
Also on the ballot: Gary Lee Ames (Other party), 0.9%; Anthony Godbehere (Other party), 0.6%