1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 25-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Kastama (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Dave Morell (R) by 6.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim KastamaDemocrat · winner
53.1%22,983
Dave MorellRepublican
46.9%20,259
43,242 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET