1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 20-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Wilma Rosbach (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph Enbody (D) by 6.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wilma RosbachRepublican · winner
53.4%12,267
Joseph EnbodyDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%10,689
22,956 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