1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 26-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Daniel L. Dawson (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Ron Hanna (D) by 1.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daniel L. DawsonRepublican · winner
50.6%11,011
Ron HannaDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%10,749
21,760 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