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1978 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Delores E. Teutsch (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Larry C. Westberg (D) by 41.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Delores E. TeutschRepublican · winner
70.5%12,453
29.5%5,199
17,652 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

EvenR+17.01974D+2.61976R+41.11978R+42.51980R+15.51982R+41.01984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET