1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 49-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joe King (D) won re-election with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Donovan (R) by 21.4 points.
Joe KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%19,317
DonovanRepublican
39.3%12,508
31,825 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)