1984Final results
1984 election for Washington Legislative District 17
Washington State Senate · Washington
Harold S. Zimmerman (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Betty Thompson (D) by 19.9 points.
Harold S. ZimmermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%19,333
Betty ThompsonDemocrat
40.0%12,904
32,237 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET