1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2

Name: 1976 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Walt O. Knowles (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Mertens (R) by 11.1 points.

Walt O. KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

55.5%17,691

44.5%14,165

31,856 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

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