1986Final results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Paul Zellinsky (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Covey (R) by 30.6 points.
Paul ZellinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%18,751
CoveyRepublican
34.7%9,954
28,705 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET