1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 16-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gene Struthers (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Scott Larsen (D) by 46.1 points.
Gene StruthersRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%12,757
Scott LarsenDemocrat
27.0%4,712
17,469 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