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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 47-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Patrick (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Adams (D) by 8.6 points.

Mike PatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%14,045
AdamsDemocrat
45.7%11,825
25,870 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+23.51974D+33.31976D+29.01978R+8.61982R+35.21984R+33.11986

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