1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 18
Washington State Senate · Washington
Linda Smith (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Siipola (D) by 21.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Linda SmithRepublican · winner
60.9%20,884
SiipolaDemocrat
39.1%13,399
34,283 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