1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 48-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Steve Vanluven (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Marian Hatch (D) by 44.6 points.

Steve VanluvenRepublican · winner
70.5%28,628
Marian HatchDemocrat
25.9%10,514
Tom IsenbergLibertarian
3.6%1,474
40,616 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

EvenR+32.71982R+35.11984R+29.21986R+44.61988R+35.91990

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

The candidates

Steve Vanluven (R)Marian Hatch (D)

Also on the ballot: Tom Isenberg (Libertarian), 3.6%