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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 22-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jennifer Belcher (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating W. H. Garson Jr. (R) by 6.0 points.

Jennifer BelcherDemocrat · winner
53.0%16,997
W. H. Garson Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.0%15,081
32,078 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+3.41976D+1.61978R+1.61980D+6.01982D+13.21984D+22.61986

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