1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Jovanovich (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Karen Knutzen (R) by 18.1 points.
John JovanovichDemocrat · winner
59.1%7,972
Karen KnutzenRepublican
40.9%5,526
13,498 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