1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Paul Shinoda (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Charles Moon (D) by 12.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul ShinodaRepublican · winner
56.1%16,272
Charles MoonDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%12,736
29,008 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET