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1990Final results

1990 election for Washington Legislative District 45

Washington State Senate · Washington

Alan Bluechel (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Will Knedlik (D) by 9.2 points.

Alan BluechelRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%15,844
Will KnedlikDemocrat
42.1%12,999
WittLibertarian
6.5%2,007
30,850 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+19.01978R+24.91982R+18.81986R+9.21990R+24.51994R+17.81998

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