1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bruce Holland (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Marion Sherman (D) by 0.1 points.
Bruce HollandRepublican · winner
50.1%13,080
Marion ShermanDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%13,043
26,123 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)