1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 39-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
James Mitchell (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Vern Anderson (D) by 21.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James MitchellRepublican · winner
60.8%10,961
Vern AndersonDemocrat
39.2%7,080
18,041 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