1986Final results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Linda Smith (R) won re-election with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Cooper (D) by 5.1 points.
Linda SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%12,539
CooperDemocrat
47.4%11,321
23,860 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)