1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 40-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Harriet A. Spanel (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Ward (R) by 25.7 points.
Harriet A. SpanelDemocrat · winner
62.9%27,625
WardRepublican
37.1%16,314
43,939 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)