1976Final results
1976 election for Washington Legislative District 9
Washington State Senate · Washington
Hubert F. Donohue (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Ron Wachter (R) by 6.5 points.
Hubert F. DonohueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%14,036
Ron WachterRepublican
46.8%12,327
26,363 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