1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ellen Craswell (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Sharon Shrader (D) by 32.9 points.
Ellen CraswellRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%15,199
Sharon ShraderDemocrat
33.6%7,681
22,880 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