1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 2-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Wayne Ehlers (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Ray Johnson (R) by 14.1 points.

Wayne EhlersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%8,105
Ray JohnsonRepublican
43.0%6,105
14,210 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+47.71976D+5.61980D+18.41981 special electionD+14.11982D+27.91984D+8.21986

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