1986Final results
1986 election for Washington Legislative District 8
Washington State Senate · Washington
Max Benitz (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Alden (D) by 30.9 points.
Max BenitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%17,502
AldenDemocrat
34.6%9,240
26,742 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