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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alan Thompson (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Smith (R) by 36.5 points.

Alan ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%15,030
Jerry SmithRepublican
31.8%6,992
22,022 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+35.61976D+17.71980D+36.51982R+9.61984R+5.11986D+23.61988

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