1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dennis Heck (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating David H. Miller (R) by 38.7 points.
Dennis HeckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%16,486
David H. MillerRepublican
30.6%7,278
23,764 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