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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dennis Heck (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Taylormoore (R) by 29.0 points.

Dennis HeckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%15,080
TaylormooreRepublican
35.5%8,308
23,388 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+18.31976D+38.71978D+43.31980D+29.01982D+33.01984D+42.01986

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