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1982Final results

1982 election for Washington Legislative District 48

Washington State Senate · Washington

John D. Jones (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Weiss (D) by 31.2 points.

John D. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%18,606
WeissDemocrat
34.4%9,752
28,358 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+27.51974R+31.21982R+45.11984 specialR+48.61986R+34.71990D+6.72006

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