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1994Final results

1994 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Bill Backlund (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Harrell (D) by 23.0 points.

Bill BacklundRepublican · winner
61.5%20,184
HarrellDemocrat
38.5%12,632
32,816 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

EvenR+15.51982R+41.01984R+32.41986R+23.01994R+8.11996D+1.81998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET