1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Koster (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Hans Dunshee (D) by 5.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John KosterRepublican · winner
52.7%18,185
Hans DunsheeDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%16,324
34,509 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