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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Padden (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Jackson (D) by 7.3 points.

Mike PaddenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%14,375
JacksonDemocrat
46.4%12,431
26,806 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+11.11976D+5.61978R+10.91980R+7.31982R+26.11984R+7.41986

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