1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dean Sutherland (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Chamberlain (R) by 20.2 points.
Dean SutherlandDemocrat · winner
60.1%13,941
Robert L. ChamberlainRepublican · incumbent
39.9%9,255
23,196 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET