1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 16-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard Hastings (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Kilbury (D) by 24.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard HastingsRepublican · winner
62.5%11,737
Charles KilburyDemocrat · incumbent
37.5%7,051
18,788 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