1982Final results
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Steve Fuhrman (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Betty Clarke (D) by 7.6 points.
Steve FuhrmanRepublican · winner
53.8%15,910
Betty ClarkeDemocrat
46.2%13,664
29,574 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