1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 40-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Harriet Spanel (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Homer Lundquist (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harriet SpanelDemocrat · winner
50.4%17,212
Homer LundquistRepublican · incumbent
49.6%16,954
34,166 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