1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 21-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gary Nelson (R) won re-election with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Margaret Bernard (D) by 37.8 points.
Gary NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%10,588
Margaret BernardDemocrat
31.1%4,783
15,371 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)