1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 30-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bob Eberle (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Gaines (D) by 17.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob EberleRepublican · winner
58.6%8,794
Robert GainesDemocrat · incumbent
41.4%6,202
14,996 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