1976 Washington gubernatorial election

none related races 1976 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1976 Washington gubernatorial election Washington presidential no 1972 Washington gubernatorial election 1972 1980 Washington gubernatorial election 1980 November 2, 1976 File:Dixy Lee Ray (cropped).jpg 150x150px Dixy Lee Ray Democratic Party (United States) 821,797 53.14% File:JohnDSpellman.jpg John Spellman Republican Party (United States) 687,039 44.43% Governor 1976 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsRay: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Spellman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Daniel J. Evans Republican Party (United States) Dixy Lee Ray Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. This election was especially significant in that Washington elected its first female governor, Dixy Lee Ray. Wesley C. Uhlman and John Patric unsuccessfully ran in the blanket primary. Primary election Candidates Marvin Durning (D) Harley Hoppe (R), King County assessor John Patric (R), writer and perennial candidate Dixy Lee Ray (D), former chair of United States Atomic Energy Commission Carl D. Ricketts (R) John D. Spellman (R), King County executive Duke Stockton (D) Wesley C. Uhlman (D), mayor of Seattle Emmett Watson (R) Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 Ray #DFEEFF 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #51C2C2 Ulhman #D0F9F9 20–30% #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #E27F7F Spellman #FFE0EA 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% Blanket primary resultsElections Search Results September 1976 Primary https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=81&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2024-08-12 Washington Secretary of StateAbstract of Votes Primary and General Elections Held on September 21, 1976 and November 2, 1976 Governor Washington Secretary of State Olympia, Washington 4 Washington Democratic Party Dixy Lee Ray 205,232 24.09% Washington Democratic Party Wesley C. Uhlman 198,336 23.28% Washington Republican Party John D. Spellman 185,439 21.77% Washington Democratic Party Marvin Durning 136,290 16.00% Washington Republican Party Harley Hoppe 111,957 13.14% Washington Democratic Party Duke Stockton 5,588 0.66% Washington Republican Party Emmett Watson 4,798 0.56% Washington Republican Party Carl D. Ricketts 2,636 0.31% Washington Republican Party John Patric 1,654 0.19% 851,930 100.00% General election Candidates Major parties Dixy Lee Ray (D) John D. Spellman (R) Minor parties Patricia A. Bethard, Socialist Workers Red Kelly, OWL Henry Killman, Socialist Labor Art Manning, American Independent Evelyn Olafson, US Labor Maurice Woodrow Willey, Jr., Libertarian Results 1976 Washington gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=38&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 1976 General 2024-08-12 Washington Secretary of StateAbstract of Votes Primary and General Elections Held on September 21, 1976 and November 2, 1976 Governor Washington Secretary of State Olympia, Washington 18 Washington Democratic Party Dixy Lee Ray 821,797 53.14% +10.32% Washington Republican Party John D. Spellman 687,039 44.43% -6.36% American Independent Party Art Manning 12,406 0.80% OWL Party Red Kelly 12,400 0.80% Socialist Labor Party of America Henry Killman 4,137 0.27% +0.08% Libertarian Party (United States) Maurice Willey 4,133 0.27% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Patricia A. Bethard 3,106 0.20% -0.11% U.S. Labor Party Evelyn Olafson 1,364 0.09% 134,758 8.71% 1,546,382 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +16.67% Results by county Dixy Lee Ray was the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to carry Island County and Klickitat County since Clarence D. Martin in 1936. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a Democrat has carried Benton County and Franklin County. CountyDixy Lee RayDemocraticJohn D. SpellmanRepublicanArt ManningAIPRed KellyOWLAll OthersVariousMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams2,11244.01%2,52452.59%1102.29%280.58%250.52%-412-8.59%4,799Asotin2,49342.63%3,23155.25%661.13%240.41%340.58%-738-12.62%5,848Benton23,00665.98%11,36732.60%2200.63%1330.38%1410.40%11,63933.38%34,867Chelan8,27844.70%9,92653.60%1180.64%1110.60%840.45%-1,648-8.90%18,517Clallam10,23455.58%7,51440.81%2941.60%2011.09%1710.93%2,72014.77%18,414Clark32,03852.64%27,22244.73%6781.11%5070.83%4180.69%4,8167.91%60,863Columbia96547.68%1,02750.74%241.19%70.35%10.05%-62-3.06%2,024Cowlitz14,93054.70%11.50442.14%5341.96%1540.56%1760.64%3,42912.56%27,295Douglas4,26350.13%4,13448.61%610.72%280.33%180.21%1291.52%8,504Ferry80548.85%77346.91%432.61%110.67%160.97%321.94%1,648Franklin6,18760.81%3,82637.61%650.64%300.29%660.65%2,36123.21%10,174Garfield57937.43%95161.47%130.84%10.06%30.19%-372-24.05%1,547Grant8,14847.37%8,58949.93%2011.17%920.53%1710.99%-441-2.56%17,201Grays Harbor13,56755.60%10,07241.28%2400.98%3011.23%2200.90%3,49514.32%24,400Island7,40853.12%6,35845.59%660.47%530.38%620.44%1,0507.53%13,947Jefferson3,12152.28%2,64444.29%651.09%671.12%731.22%4777.99%5,970King277,50250.87%254,94546.73%3,1170.57%4,8130.88%5,1410.94%22,5574.13%545,518Kitsap30,39959.31%19,62638.29%4010.78%3120.61%5131.00%10,77321.02%51,251Kittitas4,87849.83%4,73348.35%470.48%700.72%620.63%1451.48%9,790Klickitat3,01654.03%2,41143.19%861.54%370.66%320.57%60510.84%5,582Lewis13,10961.43%7,63335.77%3521.65%1380.65%1070.50%5,47625.66%21,339Lincoln2,15341.73%2,90756.35%490.95%290.56%210.41%-754-14.62%5,159Mason6,98461.57%4,05235.72%1261.11%1040.92%770.68%2,93225.85%11,343Okanogan5,54348.67%5,46247.96%2121.86%930.82%790.69%810.71%11,389Pacific4,47460.52%2,65635.93%771.04%991.34%861.16%1,81824.59%7,392Pend Oreille1,64152.03%1,43845.59%321.01%240.76%190.60%2036.44%3,154Pierce99,52763.27%54,54334.67%8840.56%8350.53%1,5230.97%44,98428.60%157,312San Juan1,65845.21%1,90752.00%270.74%421.15%330.90%-249-6.79%3,667Skagit14,75054.74%11,48642.62%2861.06%2240.83%2010.75%3,26412.11%26,947Skamania1,40354.34%1,12643.61%180.70%210.81%140.54%27710.73%2,582Snohomish66,36957.26%46,94640.50%1,0720.92%8120.70%7150.62%19,42316.76%115,914Spokane61,49447.67%64,04449.65%1,3741.07%1,3361.04%7500.58%-2,550-1.98%128,998Stevens4,17745.50%4,55649.62%2763.01%910.99%810.88%-379-4.13%9,181Thurston23,95754.11%18,98442.88%2970.67%6861.55%3480.79%4,97311.23%44,272Wahkiakum93856.13%69241.41%231.38%90.54%90.54%24614.72%1,671Walla Walla7,56241.93%10,17756.43%660.37%920.51%1390.77%-2,615-14.50%18,036Whatcom21,59953.32%17,68843.67%2720.67%4081.01%5391.33%3,9119.66%40,506Whitman5,87538.99%8,67957.60%1631.08%2021.34%1501.00%-2,804-18.61%15,069Yakima24,65545.41%28,68952.84%3510.65%1750.32%4220.78%-4,034-7.43%54,292Totals821,79753.14%687,03944.43%12,4060.80%12,4000.80%12,7400.82%134,7588.71%1,546,382 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Benton Clallam Clark Cowlitz Douglas Island King Kittitas Klickitat Snohomish Thurston Whatcom Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Stevens References 1976 Category:1976 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1976 in the United States