1986Final results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 26
Washington State Senate · Washington
Bill Smitherman (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Linda Craig Thomas (R) by 5.1 points.
Bill SmithermanDemocrat · winner
52.6%15,993
Linda Craig ThomasRepublican
47.4%14,431
30,424 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