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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 21-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

John Beck (R) won re-election with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Laughlin (D) by 24.7 points.

John BeckRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%24,234
LaughlinDemocrat
37.7%14,649
38,883 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

EvenR+17.41982R+26.91984R+11.21986R+24.71988R+21.81990

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