Richard Gerard van Dyke (August 27, 1931 – December 2, 1986) was an American politician in the state of

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. He served in the

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from 1985 to 1986 for District 39. Van Dyke was from

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and defeated incumbent representative Bill Miller in the 1984 elections by 197 votes. He was defeated for re-election in 1986, and in failing health due to diabetes, died by suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning on December 2, 1986.

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1931 births 1986 deaths Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians 1986 suicides {{Washington-politician-stub