1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 39
Washington State Senate · Washington
Frank Woody (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara S. Cothern (R) by 18.4 points.
Frank WoodyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%17,144
Barbara S. CothernRepublican
40.8%11,806
28,950 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