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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 27-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Ruth Fisher (D) won re-election with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Debbie Day (R) by 42.3 points.

Ruth FisherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%19,144
Debbie DayRepublican
27.5%7,534
Richard ShepardLibertarian
2.7%747
27,425 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

EvenD+33.21982D+45.61986D+42.31988

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

The candidates

Ruth Fisher (D)Debbie Day (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Shepard (Libertarian), 2.7%