1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Will Knedlik (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Gary Lee Matthews (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Will KnedlikDemocrat · winner
51.3%16,142
Gary Lee MatthewsRepublican · incumbent
48.7%15,318
31,460 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