1990Final results
1990 election for Washington Legislative District 21
Washington State Senate · Washington
Gary Nelson (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Burke (D) by 6.2 points.
Gary NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%14,614
BurkeDemocrat
46.9%12,917
27,531 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET