1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Donn Charnley (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Lyon (R) by 17.3 points.
Donn CharnleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%12,569
Jim LyonRepublican
41.4%8,868
21,437 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