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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 12

Washington State Senate · Washington

George L. Sellar (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Sam Boddy Jr. (D) by 23.3 points.

George L. SellarRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%18,055
38.3%11,226
29,281 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+13.61972R+23.31976R+38.01984R+35.31988R+3.91992R+11.72024

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