1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 10-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Simeon R. Wilson (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Rita Matheny (D) by 15.1 points.
Simeon R. WilsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%12,035
Rita MathenyDemocrat
42.5%8,880
20,915 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