1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 46-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Marlin Appelwick (D) won re-election with 71.8% of the vote, defeating John P. Gibbons (R) by 47.0 points.
Marlin AppelwickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%32,383
John P. GibbonsRepublican
24.9%11,214
CornellLibertarian
3.3%1,476
45,073 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)