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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 3-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dennis Dellwo (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Margaret Leonard (R) by 9.8 points.

Dennis DellwoDemocrat · winner
54.9%12,944
Margaret LeonardRepublican · incumbent
45.1%10,641
23,585 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+3.51978R+0.51980D+9.81982D+34.11984D+53.61986D+48.51988

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