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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Joe Tanner (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Roberts (R) by 32.0 points.

Joe TannerDemocrat · winner
66.0%14,589
RobertsRepublican
34.0%7,514
22,103 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+24.51976R+26.61978R+14.31980D+32.01982D+34.11984D+39.51986

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