1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 21-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Walt Sprague (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating John Fischer (D) by 18.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walt SpragueRepublican · winner
59.1%9,172
John FischerDemocrat · incumbent
40.9%6,340
15,512 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