2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Geoff Simpson (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Phil Fortunato (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Geoff SimpsonDemocrat · winner
50.2%21,995
Phil FortunatoRepublican · incumbent
49.8%21,860
43,855 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET