1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Helen Sommers (D) won re-election with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Kahler (R) by 46.5 points.
Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%31,012
KahlerRepublican
25.7%11,036
Avery GarrettOther party
2.2%942
42,990 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)