1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 35-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Obrien (D) won re-election with 79.8% of the vote, defeating John Lynch (R) by 63.4 points.
John ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%18,593
John LynchRepublican
16.4%3,823
Earl CookIndependent
2.3%525
Elmer C. KistlerCommunist
1.0%240
Bruce KilberOther party
0.5%125
23,306 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
John Obrien (D)John Lynch (R)
Also on the ballot: Earl Cook (Independent), 2.3%; Elmer C. Kistler (Communist), 1.0%; Bruce Kilber (Other party), 0.5%