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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 34

Washington State Senate · Washington

Phil Talmadge (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Schmitz (R) by 24.1 points.

Phil TalmadgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%20,085
SchmitzRepublican
38.0%12,296
32,381 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

EvenD+6.01978D+24.11982D+53.31986D+37.41990D+34.31994D+46.72000 special

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