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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

James Boldt (D) won re-election with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Ray Isaacson (R) by 8.9 points.

James BoldtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%18,382
Ray IsaacsonRepublican
45.5%15,375
33,757 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

EvenD+6.11972D+14.61974D+8.91976R+22.81978R+36.31980

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