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1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Bob Williams (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Milton H. Smith (D) by 26.6 points.

Bob WilliamsRepublican · winner
63.3%10,916
36.7%6,323
17,239 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+25.21972R+18.81974R+24.51976R+26.61978R+14.31980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)