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1988 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election?

Rod Chandler won the 1988 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election. Rod Chandler received 174,942 popular votes (70.87%). The main challenger was Jim Kean (29.13%).

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

Chandler +41.7 pts · won by 103,022 votes
Rod ChandlerRepublicanWINNER70.87%
174,942 votes
Jim KeanDemocratic29.13%
71,920 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.