1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Washington's 3rd District
U.S. House · Washington
Linda Smith (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jolene Unsoeld (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Linda SmithRepublican · winner
52.0%100,188
Jolene UnsoeldDemocrat
44.6%85,826
Caitlin Davis CarlsonOther party
3.4%6,620
192,634 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
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.
Jolene UnsoeldLinda Smith
$975.8K
Raised by the campaign
$522.9K
$988.6K
Spent by the campaign
$515.3K
$37.4K
Cash on hand
$8.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994