1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Youngsman (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Fox (D) by 1.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Jim YoungsmanRepublican · winner
50.9%22,665
Jim FoxDemocrat
49.1%21,884
44,549 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)