1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 26-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bill Smitherman (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel L. Dawson (R) by 1.2 points.
Bill SmithermanDemocrat · winner
50.6%14,541
Daniel L. DawsonRepublican · incumbent
49.4%14,198
28,739 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