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1984Final results

1984 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Paul Zellinsky (D) won re-election with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Rinehart (R) by 3.3 points.

Paul ZellinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%20,262
RinehartRepublican
48.4%18,981
39,243 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

EvenD+2.61982D+3.31984D+30.61986D+15.51990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)