1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Harold S. Zimmerman (R) won re-election with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Darlene Thompson (D) by 9.5 points.
Harold S. ZimmermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%13,366
Darlene ThompsonDemocrat
45.2%11,038
24,404 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)