1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Don Benton (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Davis (D) by 11.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Don BentonRepublican · winner
55.9%17,893
Jim DavisDemocrat
44.1%14,099
31,992 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET