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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 40-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Pat Fiske (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Dahl (D) by 3.3 points.

Pat FiskeRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%16,489
DahlDemocrat
46.9%15,415
BrittainLibertarian
2.9%936
32,840 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+1.81976D+10.51978R+16.41980R+3.31982R+1.91984D+0.81986

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

The candidates

Pat Fiske (R)Dahl (D)

Also on the ballot: Brittain (Libertarian), 2.9%