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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

David Cooper (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Hal Potter (R) by 13.5 points.

David CooperDemocrat · winner
56.8%18,823
Hal PotterRepublican
43.2%14,340
33,163 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

EvenD+32.01982D+34.11984D+39.51986D+13.51988D+4.61990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)