1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 23
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gordon L. Walgren (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Sam Clarke (R) by 51.9 points.
Gordon L. WalgrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%26,152
Sam ClarkeRepublican
24.1%8,283
34,435 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