1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bill Thompson (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Johanson (D) by 6.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bill ThompsonRepublican · winner
53.2%16,418
Jim JohansonDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%14,433
30,851 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