1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 37-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Eng (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating John Gilmore (R) by 42.4 points.
John EngDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%10,129
John GilmoreRepublican
26.8%3,923
James DureeOther party
4.0%579
14,631 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