1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2

Name: 1978 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Walt O. Knowles (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Waller (R) by 5.6 points.

Walt O. KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

52.8%12,996

47.2%11,625

24,621 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