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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 37-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

John Obrien (D) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating Hollister (R) by 66.0 points.

John ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.0%18,291
HollisterRepublican
17.0%3,740
22,031 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+71.51976D+42.41978R+80.21980D+66.01982D+67.81986D+50.91990

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