1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 13-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Curt Smith (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Linda Clifton (D) by 16.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Curt SmithRepublican · winner
58.1%11,070
Linda CliftonDemocrat
41.9%7,999
19,069 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)