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1990 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Curtis Ludwig (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Steve Young (R) by 13.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Curtis LudwigDemocrat · winner
56.9%15,924
Steve YoungRepublican
43.1%12,048
27,972 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+27.81984R+45.01986R+52.51988D+13.91990D+28.71992R+22.01994

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