1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 5-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Shirley Rector (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Gary Bumgarner (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Shirley RectorDemocrat · winner
52.1%20,283
Gary BumgarnerRepublican · incumbent
47.9%18,667
38,950 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET