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
Gary R. GerritzenDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET