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1986Final results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 6

Washington State Senate · Washington

Jim West (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Tony Anderson (D) by 2.0 points.

Jim WestRepublican · winner
51.0%14,363
49.0%13,805
28,168 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+3.31982R+2.01986R+7.91990R+38.71994R+4.11998R+2.82002

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