1986Final results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Shirley Hankins (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Pearson (D) by 45.0 points.
Shirley HankinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%19,353
Ed PearsonDemocrat
27.5%7,337
26,690 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