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1990Final results

1990 election for Washington Legislative District 16-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dick Neher (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Peterson (D) by 13.8 points.

Dick NeherRepublican · winner
56.9%12,629
PetersonDemocrat
43.1%9,563
22,192 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+27.01982R+15.41984R+59.21986R+13.81990D+4.11992D+17.01994

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