1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 43-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bill Burns (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Drake Harrison Sisley (R) by 37.8 points.
Bill BurnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%15,447
Drake Harrison SisleyRepublican
28.4%6,627
Bob EllisonLibertarian
5.4%1,270
23,344 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