1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 23
Washington State Senate · Washington
Ellen Craswell (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Griffith (D) by 2.1 points.
Ellen CraswellRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.1%21,877
GriffithDemocrat
48.9%20,966
42,843 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