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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 15

Washington State Senate · Washington

Irving Newhouse (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Golob (D) by 0.1 points.

Irving NewhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%9,236
GolobDemocrat
49.9%9,217
18,453 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+7.11982R+0.11986R+14.91990R+34.21994R+28.31998R+24.92006

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