1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ray Isaacson (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Linda Wynne (D) by 22.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ray IsaacsonRepublican · winner
61.4%13,614
Linda WynneDemocrat
38.6%8,558
22,172 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