1978Final results
1978 election for Washington Legislative District 46
Washington State Senate · Washington
George Scott (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Nail (D) by 44.1 points.
George ScottRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%16,563
Lawrence NailDemocrat
27.9%6,424
22,987 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