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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 15

Washington State Senate · Washington

Irving Newhouse (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Everett (D) by 7.1 points.

Irving NewhouseRepublican · winner
53.6%10,871
46.4%9,428
20,299 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+7.11982R+0.11986R+14.91990R+34.21994R+28.31998R+24.92006

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