1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 3-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Margaret Hurley (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Bell (R) by 43.2 points.
Margaret HurleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%12,083
Joseph P. BellRepublican
28.4%4,794
16,877 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