1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 36
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ray Moore (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating John Murray (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ray MooreDemocrat · winner
51.3%12,139
John MurrayRepublican · incumbent
48.7%11,545
23,684 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