1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 36-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joe Taller (R) won re-election with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Rich Nordstrand (D) by 42.0 points.
Joe TallerRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%15,899
Rich NordstrandDemocrat
29.0%6,496
22,395 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)