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Washington House of Representatives seat · current lines

Washington Legislative District 15-1

29 elections since 1968: Democrats won 5, Republicans 24.

Vacant

2022 election

Nov 8, 2022
  1. Bruce Chandler (R) · won · incumbent95.7%
  2. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)4.3%

Unopposed.

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

Every election for this seat

29 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2022Bruce Chandler (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2020Bruce Chandler (R)Jack McEntire (D)16.0
2018Bruce Chandler (R)Jack McEntire (D)19.4
2016Bruce Chandler (R)—Unopposed
2014Bruce Chandler (R)—Unopposed
2012Bruce Chandler (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2010Bruce Chandler (R)Paul Spencer (D)28.3
2008Bruce Chandler (R)John Gotts (D)22.0
2006Bruce Chandler (R)Glen Howard Pinkham (D)23.8
2004Bruce Chandler (R)—Unopposed
2002Bruce Chandler (R)Erwin J. Salvatori (D)41.5
Lines first used in 1992
2000Bruce Chandler (R)William J. Yallup Jr. (D)30.4
1998Bruce Chandler (R)Walter J. Braten (D)24.1
1996Jim Honeyford (R)—Unopposed
1994Jim Honeyford (R)FlipElmer J. Ward (D)37.6
1992Margaret Rayburn (D)Jim Honeyford (R)19.6
Lines first used in 1982
1990Margaret Rayburn (D)Roybal (R)50.9
1988Margaret Rayburn (D)Barb Lisk (R)20.4
1986Margaret Rayburn (D)Lyle J. Dickie (R)15.4
1984Margaret Rayburn (D)FlipRoot (R)9.8
1982Lyle J. Dickie (R)Esquivel (D)25.8
Lines first used in 1972
1981 special electionLyle J. Dickie (R)—Unopposed
1980Irving Newhouse (R)Ronald James Shuck (D)30.4
1978Irving Newhouse (R)Cleo Anderson (D)27.1
1976Irving Newhouse (R)Don S. Skone (D)20.4
1974Irving Newhouse (R)—Unopposed
1972Irving Newhouse (R)Neil S. Hutchens (D)12.0
Lines first used in 1962
1970Keith J. Spanton (R)Orville N. Olney (D)5.8
1968Keith J. Spanton (R)—Unopposed

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)