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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dean Sutherland (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Fred Doney (R) by 48.1 points.

Dean SutherlandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%16,719
Fred DoneyRepublican
26.0%5,862
22,581 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+2.11980D+20.21982D+29.71984D+48.11986D+23.21988D+19.11992

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