RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Paul Sanders
Last held office: Washington House of Representatives, District 48-2 (1978–1988). Ran in 5 elections between 1978 and 1986, winning 5.
Last office: Washington House of Representatives, District 48-2
- Last margin
- +29.2
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 5
- 1978–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sanders was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sanders has run
Margin: how far Sanders finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-2 | General | Won | Stock (D) | 64.6% | R+29.2 |
| 1984 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-2 | General | Won | Weiss (D) | 67.6% | R+35.1 |
| 1982 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-2 | General | Won | Mirsepasy (D) | 66.4% | R+32.7 |
| 1980 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-48-2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sanders has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 48-2 · 1978–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sanders has run against
- Stock (D) · 1986 election, won
- Weiss (D) · 1984 election, won
- Mirsepasy (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive