DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1994

Richard King

Richard King ran in 14 elections between 1968 and 1994, winning 13. Served in the Washington House of Representatives (LD-38-1).

Career

Offices held, and every time King was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1Out of office

Margin: how far King finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1994	Washington State Senate, District 38	General	Lost	Gary Strannigan (R)	48.7%	R+2.7
1992	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Mehrtens (R)	65%	D+29.9
1990	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Fleck (R)	59.7%	D+19.4
1988	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Grinnell (R)	66.8%	D+33.7
1986	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Lamphere (R)	66.8%	D+33.6
1984	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Lamphere (R)	61.8%	D+23.6
1982	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Overstreet (R)	51.9%	D+3.8
1980	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Alan B. Tapert (R)	61.5%	D+23.0
1978	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Larry Baldwin (R)	62.7%	D+25.4
1976	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Donald E. Ice (R)	66.6%	D+33.2
1974	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1972	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	Martha Yorkston (R)	66.2%	D+32.3
1970	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	John Woodward (R)	65.9%	D+31.7
1968	Washington House of Representatives, LD-38-1	General	Won	William Rucker (R)	53.6%	D+7.2