1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2

Name: 1978 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Duane Berentson (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating James Desermeaux (D) by 27.1 points.

Duane BerentsonRepublican · winner · incumbent

63.6%17,015

36.4%9,755

26,770 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