1982Final results
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 32-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dick Nelson (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Lyon (R) by 47.0 points.
Dick NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%22,616
Jim LyonRepublican
24.2%7,689
WilleyLibertarian
4.5%1,430
31,735 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