1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 42
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ann Anderson (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Wiseman (D) by 9.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ann AndersonRepublican · winner
54.6%15,703
WisemanDemocrat
45.4%13,063
28,766 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