1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 21
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gary Nelson (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Susan E. Gould (D) by 22.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gary NelsonRepublican · winner
61.1%16,471
Susan E. GouldDemocrat
38.9%10,503
26,974 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