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1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 47-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Frances North (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Darlene C. McHenry (R) by 29.0 points.

Frances NorthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%10,826
35.5%5,953
16,779 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

EvenD+3.11972D+23.51974D+33.31976D+29.01978R+8.61982R+35.21984

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