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1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1994 election for Washington's 2nd District

U.S. House · Washington

Jack Metcalf (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Harrit A. Spanel (D) by 9.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jack MetcalfRepublican · winner
54.7%107,430
45.3%89,096
196,526 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+44.41986D+9.31990D+10.11992R+9.31994R+0.71996R+10.41998

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Harrit A. SpanelJack Metcalf
$614.1K
Raised by the campaign
$425.7K
$613.1K
Spent by the campaign
$418.7K
$1K
Cash on hand
$7.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994