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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 24

Washington State Senate · Washington

Gordon Sandison (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Evelyn B. Tinkham (R) by 31.4 points.

Gordon SandisonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%23,183
34.3%12,103
35,286 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+31.41976D+21.51980D+36.71984D+1.31988D+15.81992D+8.22020

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