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1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1994 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Sherstad (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Linda S. Johnson (D) by 7.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Mike SherstadRepublican · winner
52.4%16,691
Linda S. JohnsonDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%14,472
KolveNatural Law
2.2%714
31,877 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+13.31988D+22.51990D+15.01992R+7.01994R+4.11996D+4.51998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Mike Sherstad (R)Linda S. Johnson (D)

Also on the ballot: Kolve (Natural Law), 2.2%