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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Shirley Hankins (R) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Leibold (D) by 52.5 points.

Shirley HankinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.3%25,485
LeiboldDemocrat
23.7%7,927
33,412 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+33.41982R+27.81984R+45.01986R+52.51988D+13.91990D+28.71992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET