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1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 37-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Peggy Maxie (D) won with 90.9% of the vote, defeating Carol M. Ruckert (Oth) by 81.9 points.

Peggy MaxieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.9%13,056
Carol M. RuckertOther party
9.1%1,302
14,358 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

EvenD+49.11972D+39.51980D+67.91982D+68.71984D+75.91986D+76.61988

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