1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Washington Legislative District 5-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Todd Mielke (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Shirley Rector (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Todd MielkeRepublican · winner
52.4%15,886
Shirley RectorDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%14,451
30,337 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