1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 9-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

E. G. Patterson (R) won with 86.5% of the vote, defeating Solomon D. Besherse (Ind) by 72.9 points.

E. G. PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.5%18,934
13.5%2,967
21,901 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+24.21984R+24.91986R+22.81990R+16.61992R+34.71996R+34.21998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET