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1976-11-02 Gubernatorial Election Results for Washington


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County Turnout Dixy Lee Ray
(D)
John Spellman
(R)
Art Manning
(American Independent)
Red Kelly
(Owl)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams64%2,11244.0%2,52452.6%1102.3%280.6%250.5%-412 4,799
Asotin59%2,49342.6%3,23155.2%661.1%240.4%340.6%-738 5,848
Benton61%23,00666.0%11,36732.6%2200.6%1330.4%1410.4%11,639 34,867
Chelan64%8,27844.7%9,92653.6%1180.6%1110.6%840.5%-1,648 18,517
Clallam62%10,23455.6%7,51440.8%2941.6%2011.1%1710.9%2,720 18,414
Clark59%32,03852.6%27,22244.7%6781.1%5070.8%4180.7%4,816 60,863
Columbia73%96547.7%1,02750.7%241.2%70.3%10.0%-62 2,024
Cowlitz58%14,93054.7%11,50142.1%5342.0%1540.6%1760.6%3,429 27,295
Douglas67%4,26350.1%4,13448.6%610.7%280.3%180.2%129 8,504
Ferry57%80548.8%77346.9%432.6%110.7%161.0%32 1,648
Franklin54%6,16760.7%3,82637.7%650.6%300.3%660.6%2,341 10,154
Garfield89%57937.4%95161.5%130.8%10.1%30.2%-372 1,547
Grant62%8,14847.4%8,58949.9%2011.2%920.5%1711.0%-441 17,201
Grays Harbor60%13,56755.6%10,07241.3%2401.0%3011.2%2200.9%3,495 24,400
Island58%7,40853.1%6,35845.6%660.5%530.4%620.4%1,050 13,947
Jefferson64%3,12152.3%2,64444.3%651.1%671.1%731.2%477 5,970
King66%277,50250.9%254,94546.7%3,1170.6%4,8130.9%5,1410.9%22,557 545,518
Kitsap62%30,39959.3%19,62638.3%4010.8%3120.6%5131.0%10,773 51,251
Kittitas57%4,87849.8%4,73348.3%470.5%700.7%620.6%145 9,790
Klickitat62%3,01654.0%2,41143.2%861.5%370.7%320.6%605 5,582
Lewis65%13,10961.4%7,63335.8%3521.6%1380.6%1070.5%5,476 21,339
Lincoln83%2,15341.7%2,90756.3%490.9%290.6%210.4%-754 5,159
Mason64%6,98461.6%4,05235.7%1261.1%1040.9%770.7%2,932 11,343
Okanogan63%5,54348.7%5,46248.0%2121.9%930.8%790.7%81 11,389
Pacific66%4,47460.5%2,65635.9%771.0%991.3%861.2%1,818 7,392
Pend Oreille68%1,64152.0%1,43845.6%321.0%240.8%190.6%203 3,154
Pierce53%99,52763.3%54,54334.7%8840.6%8350.5%1,5231.0%44,984 157,312
San Juan84%1,65845.2%1,90752.0%270.7%421.1%330.9%-249 3,667
Skagit70%14,75054.7%11,48642.6%2861.1%2240.8%2010.7%3,264 26,947
Skamania58%1,40354.3%1,12643.6%180.7%210.8%140.5%277 2,582
Snohomish59%66,36957.3%46,94640.5%1,0720.9%8120.7%7150.6%19,423 115,914
Spokane62%61,49447.7%64,04449.6%1,3741.1%1,3361.0%7500.6%-2,550 128,998
Stevens63%4,17745.5%4,55649.6%2763.0%911.0%810.9%-379 9,181
Thurston66%23,95754.1%18,98442.9%2970.7%6861.5%3480.8%4,973 44,272
Wahkiakum73%93856.1%69241.4%231.4%90.5%90.5%246 1,671
Walla Walla59%7,56241.9%10,17756.4%660.4%920.5%1390.8%-2,615 18,036
Whatcom63%21,59953.3%17,68843.7%2720.7%4081.0%5391.3%3,911 40,506
Whitman53%5,87539.0%8,67957.6%1631.1%2021.3%1501.0%-2,804 15,069
Yakima54%24,65545.4%28,68952.8%3510.6%1750.3%4220.8%-4,034 54,292
TOTAL 60% 821,79753.1% 687,03944.4% 12,4060.8% 12,4000.8% 12,7400.8% 134,758 1,546,382
Total R vote: 687,039 (44.4%)      Total D vote: 821,797 (53.1%)      Total Other vote: 37,546 (2.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $325,842 $563,883 $3,015 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen


Other candidates included: Henry Killman (Socialist Labor), 4,137 votes ; Maurice Wiley (Libertarian), 4,133 votes ; Patricia Bethard (Socialist Workers), 3,106 votes ; Evelyn Olafson (U.S. Labor), 1,364 votes



1976 Governor, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 2,112 44.0%
John Spellman (R) 2,524 52.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 110 2.3%
Red Kelly (Owl) 28 0.6%
Henry Killman (SL) 9 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 12 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 3 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,799
Turnout: 64%


1976 Governor, Asotin County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 2,493 42.6%
John Spellman (R) 3,231 55.2%
Art Manning (AIP) 66 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 24 0.4%
Henry Killman (SL) 10 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 13 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 8 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 5,848
Turnout: 59%


1976 Governor, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 23,006 66.0%
John Spellman (R) 11,367 32.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 220 0.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 133 0.4%
Henry Killman (SL) 43 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 62 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 21 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 15 0.0%
TOTAL 34,867
Turnout: 61%


1976 Governor, Chelan County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 8,278 44.7%
John Spellman (R) 9,926 53.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 118 0.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 111 0.6%
Henry Killman (SL) 23 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 31 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 18 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 18,517
Turnout: 64%


1976 Governor, Clallam County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 10,234 55.6%
John Spellman (R) 7,514 40.8%
Art Manning (AIP) 294 1.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 201 1.1%
Henry Killman (SL) 49 0.3%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 64 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 39 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 19 0.1%
TOTAL 18,414
Turnout: 62%


1976 Governor, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 32,038 52.6%
John Spellman (R) 27,222 44.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 678 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 507 0.8%
Henry Killman (SL) 107 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 190 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 63 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 58 0.1%
TOTAL 60,863
Turnout: 59%


1976 Governor, Columbia County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 965 47.7%
John Spellman (R) 1,027 50.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 24 1.2%
Red Kelly (Owl) 7 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,024
Turnout: 73%


1976 Governor, Cowlitz County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 14,930 54.7%
John Spellman (R) 11,501 42.1%
Art Manning (AIP) 534 2.0%
Red Kelly (Owl) 154 0.6%
Henry Killman (SL) 98 0.4%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 48 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 14 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 27,295
Turnout: 58%


1976 Governor, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 4,263 50.1%
John Spellman (R) 4,134 48.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 61 0.7%
Red Kelly (Owl) 28 0.3%
Henry Killman (SL) 4 0.0%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 7 0.1%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 5 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 8,504
Turnout: 67%


1976 Governor, Ferry County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 805 48.8%
John Spellman (R) 773 46.9%
Art Manning (AIP) 43 2.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 11 0.7%
Henry Killman (SL) 1 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 13 0.8%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,648
Turnout: 57%


1976 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 6,167 60.7%
John Spellman (R) 3,826 37.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 65 0.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 30 0.3%
Henry Killman (SL) 42 0.4%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 11 0.1%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 7 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 10,154
Turnout: 54%


1976 Governor, Garfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 579 37.4%
John Spellman (R) 951 61.5%
Art Manning (AIP) 13 0.8%
Red Kelly (Owl) 1 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 1 0.1%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,547
Turnout: 89%


1976 Governor, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 8,148 47.4%
John Spellman (R) 8,589 49.9%
Art Manning (AIP) 201 1.2%
Red Kelly (Owl) 92 0.5%
Henry Killman (SL) 103 0.6%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 30 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 19 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 19 0.1%
TOTAL 17,201
Turnout: 62%


1976 Governor, Grays Harbor County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 13,567 55.6%
John Spellman (R) 10,072 41.3%
Art Manning (AIP) 240 1.0%
Red Kelly (Owl) 301 1.2%
Henry Killman (SL) 88 0.4%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 60 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 24 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 48 0.2%
TOTAL 24,400
Turnout: 60%


1976 Governor, Island County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 7,408 53.1%
John Spellman (R) 6,358 45.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 66 0.5%
Red Kelly (Owl) 53 0.4%
Henry Killman (SL) 11 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 30 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 18 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 13,947
Turnout: 58%


1976 Governor, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 3,121 52.3%
John Spellman (R) 2,644 44.3%
Art Manning (AIP) 65 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 67 1.1%
Henry Killman (SL) 20 0.3%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 29 0.5%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 14 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 5,970
Turnout: 64%


1976 Governor, King County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 277,502 50.9%
John Spellman (R) 254,945 46.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 3,117 0.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 4,813 0.9%
Henry Killman (SL) 1,237 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 1,815 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 1,702 0.3%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 387 0.1%
TOTAL 545,518
Turnout: 66%


1976 Governor, Kitsap County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 30,399 59.3%
John Spellman (R) 19,626 38.3%
Art Manning (AIP) 401 0.8%
Red Kelly (Owl) 312 0.6%
Henry Killman (SL) 103 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 120 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 63 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 227 0.4%
TOTAL 51,251
Turnout: 62%


1976 Governor, Kittitas County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 4,878 49.8%
John Spellman (R) 4,733 48.3%
Art Manning (AIP) 47 0.5%
Red Kelly (Owl) 70 0.7%
Henry Killman (SL) 18 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 21 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 19 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 4 0.0%
TOTAL 9,790
Turnout: 57%


1976 Governor, Klickitat County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 3,016 54.0%
John Spellman (R) 2,411 43.2%
Art Manning (AIP) 86 1.5%
Red Kelly (Owl) 37 0.7%
Henry Killman (SL) 7 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 6 0.1%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 5 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 5,582
Turnout: 62%


1976 Governor, Lewis County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 13,109 61.4%
John Spellman (R) 7,633 35.8%
Art Manning (AIP) 352 1.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 138 0.6%
Henry Killman (SL) 34 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 53 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 12 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 8 0.0%
TOTAL 21,339
Turnout: 65%


1976 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 2,153 41.7%
John Spellman (R) 2,907 56.3%
Art Manning (AIP) 49 0.9%
Red Kelly (Owl) 29 0.6%
Henry Killman (SL) 7 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 9 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 3 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 5,159
Turnout: 83%


1976 Governor, Mason County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 6,984 61.6%
John Spellman (R) 4,052 35.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 126 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 104 0.9%
Henry Killman (SL) 20 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 33 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 16 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 11,343
Turnout: 64%


1976 Governor, Okanogan County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 5,543 48.7%
John Spellman (R) 5,462 48.0%
Art Manning (AIP) 212 1.9%
Red Kelly (Owl) 93 0.8%
Henry Killman (SL) 17 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 37 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 19 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 11,389
Turnout: 63%


1976 Governor, Pacific County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 4,474 60.5%
John Spellman (R) 2,656 35.9%
Art Manning (AIP) 77 1.0%
Red Kelly (Owl) 99 1.3%
Henry Killman (SL) 35 0.5%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 16 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 21 0.3%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 14 0.2%
TOTAL 7,392
Turnout: 66%


1976 Governor, Pend Oreille County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 1,641 52.0%
John Spellman (R) 1,438 45.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 32 1.0%
Red Kelly (Owl) 24 0.8%
Henry Killman (SL) 4 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 8 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 5 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 3,154
Turnout: 68%


1976 Governor, Pierce County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 99,527 63.3%
John Spellman (R) 54,543 34.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 884 0.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 835 0.5%
Henry Killman (SL) 901 0.6%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 299 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 196 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 127 0.1%
TOTAL 157,312
Turnout: 53%


1976 Governor, San Juan County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 1,658 45.2%
John Spellman (R) 1,907 52.0%
Art Manning (AIP) 27 0.7%
Red Kelly (Owl) 42 1.1%
Henry Killman (SL) 3 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 16 0.4%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 11 0.3%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 3,667
Turnout: 84%


1976 Governor, Skagit County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 14,750 54.7%
John Spellman (R) 11,486 42.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 286 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 224 0.8%
Henry Killman (SL) 60 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 68 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 49 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 24 0.1%
TOTAL 26,947
Turnout: 70%


1976 Governor, Skamania County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 1,403 54.3%
John Spellman (R) 1,126 43.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 18 0.7%
Red Kelly (Owl) 21 0.8%
Henry Killman (SL) 3 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 9 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 1 0.0%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,582
Turnout: 58%


1976 Governor, Snohomish County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 66,369 57.3%
John Spellman (R) 46,946 40.5%
Art Manning (AIP) 1,072 0.9%
Red Kelly (Owl) 812 0.7%
Henry Killman (SL) 166 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 338 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 115 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 96 0.1%
TOTAL 115,914
Turnout: 59%


1976 Governor, Spokane County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 61,494 47.7%
John Spellman (R) 64,044 49.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 1,374 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 1,336 1.0%
Henry Killman (SL) 186 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 322 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 148 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 94 0.1%
TOTAL 128,998
Turnout: 62%


1976 Governor, Stevens County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 4,177 45.5%
John Spellman (R) 4,556 49.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 276 3.0%
Red Kelly (Owl) 91 1.0%
Henry Killman (SL) 23 0.3%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 36 0.4%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 18 0.2%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 4 0.0%
TOTAL 9,181
Turnout: 63%


1976 Governor, Thurston County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 23,957 54.1%
John Spellman (R) 18,984 42.9%
Art Manning (AIP) 297 0.7%
Red Kelly (Owl) 686 1.5%
Henry Killman (SL) 116 0.3%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 73 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 135 0.3%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 24 0.1%
TOTAL 44,272
Turnout: 66%


1976 Governor, Wahkiakum County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 938 56.1%
John Spellman (R) 692 41.4%
Art Manning (AIP) 23 1.4%
Red Kelly (Owl) 9 0.5%
Henry Killman (SL) 1 0.1%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 7 0.4%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,671
Turnout: 73%


1976 Governor, Walla Walla County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 7,562 41.9%
John Spellman (R) 10,177 56.4%
Art Manning (AIP) 66 0.4%
Red Kelly (Owl) 92 0.5%
Henry Killman (SL) 84 0.5%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 33 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 11 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 18,036
Turnout: 59%


1976 Governor, Whatcom County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 21,599 53.3%
John Spellman (R) 17,688 43.7%
Art Manning (AIP) 272 0.7%
Red Kelly (Owl) 408 1.0%
Henry Killman (SL) 207 0.5%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 87 0.2%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 195 0.5%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 50 0.1%
TOTAL 40,506
Turnout: 63%


1976 Governor, Whitman County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 5,875 39.0%
John Spellman (R) 8,679 57.6%
Art Manning (AIP) 163 1.1%
Red Kelly (Owl) 202 1.3%
Henry Killman (SL) 27 0.2%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 45 0.3%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 66 0.4%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 15,069
Turnout: 53%


1976 Governor, Yakima County
CandidateVotesPct
Dixy Lee Ray (D) 24,655 45.4%
John Spellman (R) 28,689 52.8%
Art Manning (AIP) 351 0.6%
Red Kelly (Owl) 175 0.3%
Henry Killman (SL) 270 0.5%
Maurice Wiley (Lbt) 81 0.1%
Patricia Bethard (SW) 37 0.1%
Evelyn Olafson (USL) 34 0.1%
TOTAL 54,292
Turnout: 54%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Dixy Lee Ray
Total Disbursements: $325,842
John Spellman
Total Disbursements: $563,883

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Art Manning
Total Disbursements: $3,015

Open Primary
Pos Candidate Party Votes %
1   Dixy Lee Ray D 205,232 24.1%
2   Wes Uhlman D 198,336 23.3%
3   John Spellman R 185,439 21.8%
4   Marvin Durning D 136,290 16.0%
5   Harley Hoppe R 111,957 13.1%
6   Duke Stockton D 5,588 0.7%
7   Emmett Watson R 4,798 0.6%
8   Carl Ricketts R 2,636 0.3%
9   John Patric R 1,654 0.2%
TOTAL VOTES 851,930