1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 43-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jeff Douthwaite (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Warren Peterson (R) by 9.6 points.
Jeff DouthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%13,848
Warren PetersonRepublican
45.2%11,424
25,272 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