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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jeanine Long (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Sandahl (D) by 0.5 points.

Jeanine LongRepublican · winner
50.3%12,191
SandahlDemocrat
49.7%12,058
24,249 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+18.61976D+17.31978D+5.61980R+0.51982R+31.71984D+8.51986

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