1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Betty Sue Morris (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Spreadborough (R) by 23.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Betty Sue MorrisDemocrat · winner
61.8%20,305
SpreadboroughRepublican
38.2%12,557
32,862 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)