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
Solomon D. BesherseIndependent
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET