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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Patrick McMullen (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Homer Lundquist (R) by 7.0 points.

Patrick McMullenDemocrat · winner
52.1%17,099
Homer LundquistRepublican · incumbent
45.1%14,797
SpanosLibertarian
2.8%911
32,807 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

EvenR+15.11976R+27.11978R+8.71980D+7.01982D+24.71984D+12.71986

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

The candidates

Patrick McMullen (D)Homer Lundquist (R)

Also on the ballot: Spanos (Libertarian), 2.8%