1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Roger Vandyken (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Art Moreau (D) by 14.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Roger VandykenRepublican · winner
57.4%13,311
Art MoreauDemocrat · incumbent
42.6%9,881
23,192 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