1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 45

Name: 1982 election for Washington Legislative District 45
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: Washington

Washington State Senate · Washington

Alan Bluechel (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Patterson (D) by 24.9 points.

Alan BluechelRepublican · winner · incumbent

62.4%15,829

37.6%9,521

25,350 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

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