1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 13-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
S. E. Flanagan (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Bennett (D) by 23.8 points.
S. E. FlanaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%11,816
Tom BennettDemocrat
38.1%7,272
19,088 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