1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 32-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dick Nelson (R) won with 87.5% of the vote, defeating Maurice Willey (Lib) by 80.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dick NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
87.5%15,978
Maurice WilleyLibertarian
6.6%1,205
James NoranOther party
5.9%1,074
18,257 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