1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Washington Legislative District 8
Washington State Senate · Washington
Jim Jesernig (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Shirley Hankins (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim JesernigDemocrat · winner
51.5%14,654
Shirley HankinsRepublican
48.5%13,795
28,449 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