1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 33-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard Barnes (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Wray (D) by 32.9 points.

Richard BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%10,311
Bob WrayDemocrat
33.5%5,202
15,513 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

EvenR+2.01974R+3.51976R+32.91978R+25.61980R+6.41982R+11.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET