1986Final results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 7-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Steve Fuhrman (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Patterson (D) by 12.9 points.
Steve FuhrmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%15,983
PattersonDemocrat
43.6%12,332
28,315 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