1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Shirley Hankins (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Utz (D) by 37.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Shirley HankinsRepublican · winner
68.9%26,701
UtzDemocrat
31.1%12,063
38,764 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)