1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Pennington (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Springer (D) by 16.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John PenningtonRepublican · winner
58.1%20,937
Jim SpringerDemocrat · incumbent
41.9%15,078
36,015 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