1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 5-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Geraldine McCormick (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Victor R. Vandyk (R) by 14.7 points.
Geraldine McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%13,958
Victor R. VandykRepublican
42.6%10,379
24,337 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