1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 31-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Christopher Hurst (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Les Thomas (R) by 9.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Christopher HurstDemocrat · winner
54.9%19,623
Les ThomasRepublican · incumbent
45.1%16,131
35,754 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET