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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

EvenD+51.91976R+47.01980R+8.01984R+2.11988D+10.81992D+2.41996

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