1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 32-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joanne Brekke (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Vanhorn (R) by 38.0 points.
Joanne BrekkeDemocrat · winner
69.0%13,496
Richard E. VanhornRepublican
31.0%6,069
19,565 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