1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 23-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Karen Schmidt (R) won re-election with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Wistrand (D) by 22.7 points.
Karen SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%25,896
WistrandDemocrat
38.7%16,329
42,225 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)