1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Helen Sommers (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Dollarhide (R) by 25.8 points.
Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%14,742
Richard DollarhideRepublican
37.1%8,693
23,435 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