1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 42-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gene Goldsmith (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Kelli Linville (D) by 7.5 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Gene GoldsmithRepublican · winner
53.8%19,788
Kelli LinvilleDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%17,011
36,799 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)