1988 general · November 8, 1988

1988 Washington election results

Every race on Washington's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

Races134

Changed party14

Unopposed10%14 races

Incumbents defeated3

President

D 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Washington	Michael Dukakis (D)	1.6

R 1 · 1 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Washington	Slade Gorton (R)	2.2	Flipped

D 1

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
Washington	Booth Gardner (D)	24.4

D 5 · R 3

Race	Winner	Won by
WA-1	John Miller (R)	10.8
WA-2	Allan Swift (D)	Unopposed
WA-3	Jolene Unsoeld (D)	0.3
WA-4	Sidney Morrison (R)	49.1
WA-5	Thomas Foley (D)	52.8
WA-6	Norman D. Dicks (D)	35.2
WA-7	Jim McDermott (D)	52.7
WA-8	Rodney Chandler (R)	41.7

D 11 · R 14 · 5 changed party

Race	Winner	Won by	Notes
LD-1	Patty Murray (D)	5.7	FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-2	Ken Madsen (D)	11.7
LD-3	Lois Stratton (D)	Unopposed
LD-4	Bob McCaslin (R)	25.8
LD-5	Gerald L. Saling (R)	17.8
LD-9	E. G. Patterson (R)	18.4
LD-10	Jack Metcalf (R)	11.3
LD-11	Leo K. Thorsness (R)	0.8	Flipped
LD-12	George L. Sellar (R)	35.3
LD-14	Jim Matson (R)	37.8
LD-16	Jeannette Hayner (R)	Unopposed
LD-17	Dean Sutherland (D)	0.5	Flipped
LD-18	Linda Smith (R)	21.8	Flipped
LD-19	Arlie U. Dejarnatt (D)	29.5
LD-20	Neil Amondson (R)	8.8	Flipped
LD-22	Mike Kreidler (D)	45.9
LD-23	Ellen Craswell (R)	2.1
LD-24	Paul Conner (D)	1.3
LD-25	Marcus S. Gaspard (D)	34.2
LD-27	Lorraine Wojahn (D)	48.4
LD-28	Stanley C. Johnson (R)	39.6
LD-39	Cliff Bailey (R)	33.5
LD-40	Patrick McMullen (D)	34.1
LD-41	Emilio Cantu (R)	34.9
LD-49	Albert Bauer (D)	42.7

D 63 · R 35 · 8 changed party