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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 12-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Earl F. Tilly (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Betty G. Shreve (D) by 11.0 points.

Earl F. TillyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%17,318
44.5%13,881
31,199 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

EvenR+9.11972R+17.41974R+11.01982R+35.81984R+24.11986R+13.41988

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