1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1986 election for Washington Legislative District 20-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Barbara J. Holm (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Pearce (R) by 3.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Barbara J. HolmDemocrat · winner
51.9%15,158
PearceRepublican
48.1%14,048
29,206 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+14.31980R+4.21982R+26.61984D+3.81986R+8.11988R+39.11990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET