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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 2

Washington State Senate · Washington

R. Ted Bottiger (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Donald B. Baublits (R) by 49.4 points.

R. Ted BottigerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%19,709
25.3%6,676
26,385 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+9.51980D+19.41984D+11.71988D+16.81992D+5.31996D+14.92000

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