1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 1
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ray Vanhollebeke (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Ben Cashman (R) by 22.2 points.
Ray VanhollebekeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%16,429
Ben CashmanRepublican
38.9%10,468
26,897 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