1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 49-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Busse Nutley (D) won re-election with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Don Carlson (R) by 12.1 points.
Busse NutleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%17,946
Don CarlsonRepublican
44.0%14,073
32,019 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)