1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for Washington Legislative District 7-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bob Morton (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating John McLaughlin (D) by 18.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob MortonRepublican · winner
59.1%16,110
John McLaughlinDemocrat
40.9%11,159
27,269 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