1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Paul Zellinsky (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Harry C. James (R) by 2.6 points.
Paul ZellinskyDemocrat · winner
51.3%14,855
Harry C. JamesRepublican · incumbent
48.7%14,091
28,946 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