1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 43-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bill Burns (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Warren Peterson (R) by 0.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bill BurnsDemocrat · winner
49.3%16,069
Warren PetersonRepublican · incumbent
49.3%16,060
Steven KaneOther party
1.4%442
32,571 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