1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Helen Fancher (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating John D. Linder (D) by 36.4 points.
Helen FancherRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%18,061
John D. LinderDemocrat
31.8%8,421
26,482 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