1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 14-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jay Inslee (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Lynn Carmichael (R) by 3.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Jay InsleeDemocrat · winner
51.6%17,114
Lynn CarmichaelRepublican
48.4%16,028
33,142 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)