1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 24
Races24
Changed party2
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 13 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-6 | Jim West (R) | 2.0 | |
| LD-7 | Scott Barr (R) | 19.9 | |
| LD-8 | Max Benitz (R) | 30.9 | |
| LD-13 | Frank Hansen (D) | 25.3 | |
| LD-15 | Irving Newhouse (R) | 0.1 | |
| LD-21 | Gary Nelson (R) | 22.1 | Flipped |
| LD-26 | Bill Smitherman (D) | 5.1 | |
| LD-29 | A. L. Rasmussen (D) | 60.0 | |
| LD-30 | Peter Vonreichbauer (R) | 10.4 | |
| LD-31 | Frank Warnke (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-32 | Al Williams (D) | 58.5 | |
| LD-33 | Eleanor Lee (R) | 37.0 | |
| LD-34 | Phil Talmadge (D) | 53.3 | |
| LD-35 | Brad Owen (D) | 40.5 | |
| LD-36 | Ray Moore (D) | 14.6 | |
| LD-37 | George Fleming (D) | 68.5 | |
| LD-38 | Larry L. Vognild (D) | 33.7 | |
| LD-42 | Ann Anderson (R) | 9.2 | Flipped |
| LD-43 | James A. McDermott (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-44 | Rick S. Bender (D) | 1.2 | |
| LD-45 | Alan Bluechel (R) | 18.8 | |
| LD-46 | Nita Rinehart (D) | 30.4 | |
| LD-47 | Kent Pullen (R) | 9.1 | |
| LD-48 | Dan McDonald (R) | 48.6 |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner