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1990 election for Washington Legislative District 47

Washington State Senate · Washington

Sylvia Skratek (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Patrick (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Sylvia SkratekDemocrat · winner
53.2%17,697
Mike PatrickRepublican
46.8%15,541
33,238 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+10.91978R+22.71982R+9.11986D+6.51990R+14.31994R+6.91998

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