1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1

Name: 1978 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard King (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Baldwin (R) by 25.4 points.

Richard KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent

62.7%9,120

37.3%5,429

14,549 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

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