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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Ernest Crane (D) won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Vance (R) by 5.6 points.

Ernest CraneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%18,231
Chris VanceRepublican
47.2%16,289
34,520 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+7.31982D+11.91984D+21.21986D+5.61988R+4.21990

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