1984Final resultsSpecial election
1984 special election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dan McDonald (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Edward Ekstedt (D) by 45.1 points.
Dan McDonaldRepublican · winner
72.6%28,494
Edward EkstedtDemocrat
27.4%10,771
39,265 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)