1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Chris Vance (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ernest Crane (D) by 4.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Chris VanceRepublican · winner
52.1%12,728
Ernest CraneDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%11,705
24,433 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET