1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Washington Legislative District 26
Washington State Senate · Washington
Barbara Granlund (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Art Gallaghan (R) by 18.4 points.
Barbara GranlundDemocrat · winner
59.2%17,365
Art GallaghanRepublican · incumbent
40.8%11,962
29,327 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