1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2

Name: 1978 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Claude Oliver (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Doyle (D) by 17.9 points.

Claude OliverRepublican · winner · incumbent

58.9%13,065

41.1%9,105

22,170 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

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