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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Marion Sherman (D) won re-election with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Elaine M. Wolf (R) by 13.1 points.

Marion ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%16,217
Elaine M. WolfRepublican
43.5%12,466
28,683 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

EvenR+2.31972D+29.51974D+13.11976D+10.91978D+5.21980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)