1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 40-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jerry L. Vrooman (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Don Hansey (R) by 1.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Jerry L. VroomanDemocrat · winner
50.9%17,735
Don HanseyRepublican · incumbent
49.1%17,117
34,852 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)