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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 27-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Art Wang (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating James L. King (R) by 59.3 points.

Art WangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%16,949
James L. KingRepublican
20.3%4,328
21,277 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+24.81976D+29.31978D+38.91980D+59.31982D+40.21984D+50.71986

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