1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Helen Sommers (D) won re-election with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth O. Eikenberry (R) by 6.3 points.
Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%17,728
Kenneth O. EikenberryRepublican · incumbent
46.5%15,625
Ken ArnoldiOther party
0.8%267
33,620 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)