1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 46-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ken Jacobsen (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating William H. Ellis (R) by 4.6 points.
Ken JacobsenDemocrat · winner
52.3%19,049
William H. EllisRepublican · incumbent
47.7%17,365
36,414 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