1982Final results
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 48-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dan McDonald (R) won re-election with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Edward Ekstedt (D) by 38.4 points.
Dan McDonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%19,238
Edward EkstedtDemocrat
30.8%8,559
27,797 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)