1982Final results
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard King (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Overstreet (R) by 3.8 points.
Richard KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%13,333
OverstreetRepublican
48.1%12,353
25,686 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