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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 46

Washington State Senate · Washington

Nita Rinehart (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Irv Greengo (R) by 18.0 points.

Nita RinehartDemocrat · winner
59.0%22,290
Irv GreengoRepublican
41.0%15,485
37,775 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+44.11978D+18.01982D+30.41986D+36.41990D+40.11994D+61.31998

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