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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Padden (R) won re-election with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Jackson (D) by 7.4 points.

Mike PaddenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%14,244
JacksonDemocrat
46.3%12,279
26,523 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+7.31982R+26.11984R+7.41986R+29.31988R+6.11990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)