1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 40-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Cheryl Hymes (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Kris Molesworth (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cheryl HymesRepublican · winner
51.9%21,196
Kris MolesworthDemocrat
48.1%19,640
40,836 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