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1976Final results

1976 election for Washington Legislative District 28

Washington State Senate · Washington

Charles Newschwander (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Gary R. Gerritzen (D) by 18.9 points.

Charles NewschwanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%16,024
40.5%10,919
26,943 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+18.91976R+42.81980R+39.61988R+47.01992R+42.41996R+36.82000

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