1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 11
Washington State Senate · Washington
Leo K. Thorsness (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Eugene V. Lux (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leo K. ThorsnessRepublican · winner
50.4%18,130
Eugene V. LuxDemocrat
49.6%17,829
35,959 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