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1984Final results

1984 election for Washington Legislative District 47-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Patrick (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Nelsen (D) by 35.2 points.

Mike PatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%24,873
NelsenDemocrat
32.4%11,908
36,781 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+33.31976D+29.01978R+8.61982R+35.21984R+33.11986R+32.71988

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