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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Patrick McMullen (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Menish (R) by 12.7 points.

Patrick McMullenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%19,030
MenishRepublican
43.7%14,749
33,779 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+8.71980D+7.01982D+24.71984D+12.71986R+1.81988D+14.21990

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