1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Maria Cantwell (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Dahlquist (R) by 8.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Maria CantwellDemocrat · winner
54.2%14,936
DahlquistRepublican
45.8%12,600
27,536 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