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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Tom Mielke (R) won re-election with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Michele Cotner (D) by 21.3 points.

Tom MielkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%32,954
39.3%21,380
54,334 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 2000

The seat's recent races

EvenD+15.71992D+3.01994R+6.71996R+9.31998R+21.32000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)