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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 27-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Art Wang (D) won re-election with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Souza (R) by 51.8 points.

Art WangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%20,840
SouzaRepublican
23.2%6,446
1.9%528
27,814 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+59.31982D+40.21984D+50.71986D+51.81988D+53.61990

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

The candidates

Art Wang (D)Souza (R)

Also on the ballot: William E. Chovil (Libertarian), 1.9%