1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 6-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Duane Sommers (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Chapavojtko (D) by 31.6 points.

Duane SommersRepublican · winner
65.8%22,658
ChapavojtkoDemocrat
34.2%11,770
34,428 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+4.31982R+17.21984R+4.21986R+31.61988R+14.71990

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