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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 16-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

William A. Grant (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Fisher (R) by 9.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

William A. GrantDemocrat · winner
54.8%13,107
FisherRepublican
45.2%10,816
23,923 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+39.81980R+9.01982R+4.71984D+9.61986D+29.81988D+38.31990

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