1982Final results
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 28-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Art Broback (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Smitherman (D) by 34.3 points.
Art BrobackRepublican · winner
67.1%14,243
Bill SmithermanDemocrat
32.9%6,973
21,216 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