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1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 14-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alex Deccio (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Larry Mathews (D) by 46.4 points.

Alex DeccioRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.2%13,913
26.8%5,096
19,009 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

EvenR+53.01972D+6.21974R+18.91976R+46.41978R+6.61980D+2.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET