1990Final results
1990 election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dan McDonald (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Edward Ekstedt (D) by 34.7 points.
Dan McDonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%18,122
Edward EkstedtDemocrat
32.7%8,794
26,916 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