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1984Final results

1984 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Paul King (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Janet Nelson (R) by 4.2 points.

Paul KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%19,026
Janet NelsonRepublican
47.9%17,481
36,507 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

EvenR+17.61978R+26.81980D+5.21982D+4.21984D+9.91986D+16.81988

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