1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Jesernig (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Haler (R) by 48.8 points.
Jim JesernigDemocrat · winner
74.4%25,320
HalerRepublican
25.6%8,720
34,040 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)