1988Final results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 41
Washington State Senate · Washington
Emilio Cantu (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Kaplan (D) by 34.9 points.
Emilio CantuRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%29,935
KaplanDemocrat
31.5%14,203
RathjenLibertarian
2.1%957
45,095 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