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1988 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jolene Unsoeld won the 1988 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election. Jolene Unsoeld received 109,412 popular votes (50.14%). The main challenger was Bill Wight (49.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Unsoeld and Wight

Unsoeld +0.3 pts · won by 618 votes
Jolene UnsoeldDemocraticWINNER50.14%
109,412 votes
Bill WightRepublican49.86%
108,794 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.