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1988Final results

1988 election for Washington Legislative District 2

Washington State Senate · Washington

Ken Madsen (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Jim McDaniel (R) by 11.7 points.

Ken MadsenDemocrat · winner
55.8%12,734
Jim McDanielRepublican
44.2%10,072
22,806 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

EvenD+9.51980D+19.41984D+11.71988D+16.81992D+5.31996D+14.92000

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