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1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 21

Washington State Senate · Washington

Susan E. Gould (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating David Delamater (D) by 48.1 points.

Susan E. GouldRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.1%11,349
25.9%3,973
15,322 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

EvenR+48.11978D+5.31982R+22.11986R+6.21990R+20.21994D+10.51998

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