1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Grace Cole (D) won re-election with 56.7% of the vote, defeating John Vasko (R) by 13.3 points.
Grace ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%24,271
John VaskoRepublican
43.3%18,570
42,841 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)