1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 23-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Rick Smith (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Karen Schmidt (R) by 5.3 points.
Rick SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%11,910
Karen SchmidtRepublican
47.3%10,705
22,615 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