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1984Final results

1984 election for Washington Legislative District 5-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard H. Barrett (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Pedersen (D) by 25.0 points.

Richard H. BarrettRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%24,075
PedersenDemocrat
37.5%14,458
38,533 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+36.71978R+14.81980R+4.21982R+25.01984R+6.31986D+4.11988

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