1978Final results

1978 election for Washington Legislative District 45

Name: 1978 election for Washington Legislative District 45
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Washington

Washington State Senate · Washington

Alan Bluechel (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Will Knedlik (D) by 19.0 points.

Alan BluechelRepublican · winner · incumbent

59.5%12,140

40.5%8,263

20,403 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