1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Maria Cantwell (D) won re-election with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Grupe (R) by 31.1 points.
Maria CantwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%28,381
Robert GrupeRepublican
34.4%14,908
43,289 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)