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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Shirley Hankins (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Doyle (D) by 33.4 points.

Shirley HankinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%18,631
33.3%9,306
27,937 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

EvenR+15.51976R+17.91978R+54.21980R+33.41982R+27.81984R+45.01986

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