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1976 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election?

Don Bonker won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election. Don Bonker received 145,198 popular votes (70.8%). The main challenger was Chuck Elhart (28.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Bonker and Elhart

Bonker +42.8 pts · won by 87,681 votes
Don BonkerDemocraticWINNER70.8%
145,198 votes
Chuck ElhartRepublican28.05%
57,517 votes
David Kilberu.s. labor1.15%
2,357 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.