1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 41-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
William Polk (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Chuck Gnehm (D) by 46.8 points.
William PolkRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%13,952
Chuck GnehmDemocrat
26.6%5,056
19,008 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