1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 35
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ruthe Ridder (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Bernard J. Baum (R) by 57.5 points.
Ruthe RidderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%11,550
Bernard J. BaumRepublican
21.3%3,121
14,671 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