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1982 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election?

Rod Chandler won the 1982 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election. Rod Chandler received 79,209 popular votes (56.97%). The main challenger was Beth Bland (43.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Chandler and Bland

Chandler +13.9 pts · won by 19,385 votes
Rod ChandlerRepublicanWINNER56.97%
79,209 votes
Beth BlandDemocratic43.03%
59,824 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.