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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Joe Tanner (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Larimer (R) by 39.5 points.

Joe TannerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%16,428
LarimerRepublican
30.2%7,122
23,550 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+14.31980D+32.01982D+34.11984D+39.51986D+13.51988D+4.61990

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