1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 34
Washington State Senate · Washington
Phil Talmadge (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Sid Porter Jr. (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Phil TalmadgeDemocrat · winner
53.0%11,359
Sid Porter Jr.Republican
47.0%10,075
21,434 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