1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 23
Races24
Changed party0
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 15 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-6 | Sam C. Guess (R) | 3.3 | |
| LD-7 | Scott Barr (R) | 18.1 | |
| LD-8 | Max Benitz (R) | 3.7 | |
| LD-13 | Frank Hansen (D) | 1.1 | |
| LD-15 | Irving Newhouse (R) | 7.1 | |
| LD-21 | Mike McManus (D) | 5.3 | |
| LD-26 | Barbara Granlund (D) | 18.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-29 | A. L. Rasmussen (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Peter Vonreichbauer (R) | 7.3 | |
| LD-31 | Frank Warnke (D) | 38.0 | |
| LD-32 | Al Williams (D) | 48.8 | |
| LD-33 | Eleanor Lee (R) | 1.0 | |
| LD-34 | Phil Talmadge (D) | 24.1 | |
| LD-35 | Brad Owen (D) | 34.0 | |
| LD-36 | Ray Moore (D) | 25.5 | |
| LD-37 | George Fleming (D) | 64.4 | |
| LD-38 | Larry L. Vognild (D) | 28.7 | |
| LD-42 | H. A. Goltz (D) | 39.7 | |
| LD-43 | James A. McDermott (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-44 | Rick S. Bender (D) | 6.4 | |
| LD-45 | Alan Bluechel (R) | 24.9 | |
| LD-46 | Nita Rinehart (D) | 18.0 | |
| LD-47 | Kent Pullen (R) | 22.7 | |
| LD-48 | John D. Jones (R) | 31.2 |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner