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1990Final results

1990 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Paul Zellinsky (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Steve Hargrove (R) by 15.5 points.

Paul ZellinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%17,596
Steve HargroveRepublican
42.3%12,876
30,472 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

EvenD+2.61982D+3.31984D+30.61986D+15.51990D+18.31992R+3.71994

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