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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 49-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Busse Nutley (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Kelly (R) by 36.1 points.

Busse NutleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%15,960
KellyRepublican
31.9%7,492
23,452 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+1.11972D+6.21974D+17.91984D+36.11986D+12.11988D+4.01990

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