1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Steve Tupper (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating George S. Hurley (D) by 17.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steve TupperRepublican · winner
58.8%12,822
George S. HurleyDemocrat · incumbent
41.2%8,979
21,801 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