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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 21

Washington State Senate · Washington

Mike McManus (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Walt Sprague (R) by 5.3 points.

Mike McManusDemocrat · winner
52.7%14,276
Walt SpragueRepublican
47.3%12,831
27,107 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+48.11978D+5.31982R+22.11986R+6.21990R+20.21994D+10.51998

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