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1982 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election?

Donald L. Bonker won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election. Donald L. Bonker received 97,323 popular votes (60.05%). The main challenger was J.T. Quigg (36.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Bonker and Quigg

Bonker +23.2 pts · won by 37,637 votes
Donald L. BonkerDemocraticWINNER60.05%
97,323 votes
J.T. QuiggRepublican36.83%
59,686 votes
O'Dean WilliamsonIndependent3.12%
5,049 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.