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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 34

Washington State Senate · Washington

Phil Talmadge (D) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating Gahn (R) by 53.3 points.

Phil TalmadgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.7%22,747
GahnRepublican
23.3%6,923
29,670 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

EvenD+6.01978D+24.11982D+53.31986D+37.41990D+34.31994D+46.72000 special

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