1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gary Scott (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Shinoda (R) by 25.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary ScottDemocrat · winner
62.7%11,543
Paul ShinodaRepublican · incumbent
37.3%6,861
18,404 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