1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Audrey Gruger (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Kirk (R) by 0.4 points.
Audrey GrugerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%7,129
Doug KirkRepublican
49.8%7,070
14,199 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET