1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Rick S. Bender (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis Hagen (R) by 5.1 points.
Rick S. BenderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%7,487
Dennis HagenRepublican
47.5%6,767
14,254 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