1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 25
Races25
Changed party5
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 14
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Patty Murray (D) | 5.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-2 | Ken Madsen (D) | 11.7 | |
| LD-3 | Lois Stratton (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-4 | Bob McCaslin (R) | 25.8 | |
| LD-5 | Gerald L. Saling (R) | 17.8 | |
| LD-9 | E. G. Patterson (R) | 18.4 | |
| LD-10 | Jack Metcalf (R) | 11.3 | |
| LD-11 | Leo K. Thorsness (R) | 0.8 | Flipped |
| LD-12 | George L. Sellar (R) | 35.3 | |
| LD-14 | Jim Matson (R) | 37.8 | |
| LD-16 | Jeannette Hayner (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-17 | Dean Sutherland (D) | 0.5 | Flipped |
| LD-18 | Linda Smith (R) | 21.8 | Flipped |
| LD-19 | Arlie U. Dejarnatt (D) | 29.5 | |
| LD-20 | Neil Amondson (R) | 8.8 | Flipped |
| LD-22 | Mike Kreidler (D) | 45.9 | |
| LD-23 | Ellen Craswell (R) | 2.1 | |
| LD-24 | Paul Conner (D) | 1.3 | |
| LD-25 | Marcus S. Gaspard (D) | 34.2 | |
| LD-27 | Lorraine Wojahn (D) | 48.4 | |
| LD-28 | Stanley C. Johnson (R) | 39.6 | |
| LD-39 | Cliff Bailey (R) | 33.5 | |
| LD-40 | Patrick McMullen (D) | 34.1 | |
| LD-41 | Emilio Cantu (R) | 34.9 | |
| LD-49 | Albert Bauer (D) | 42.7 |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner