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1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 34-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Bruce Addison (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Betsy Ross Detroit (D) by 24.7 points.

Bruce AddisonRepublican · winner
62.4%13,300
37.6%8,024
21,324 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+0.91972R+11.51974R+10.61976R+24.71978R+8.31980R+11.21982

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