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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Donn Charnley (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Diener (R) by 12.1 points.

Donn CharnleyDemocrat · winner
56.1%17,373
DienerRepublican
43.9%13,613
30,986 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+42.21976D+5.11978D+3.21980D+12.11982D+9.51984D+20.41986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET