2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 48-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Steve Vanluven (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Karen Marchioro (D) by 16.5 points.

Steve VanluvenRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%24,248
40.2%17,178
Richard GallegosLibertarian
3.0%1,298
42,724 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

EvenR+35.91990R+26.61992R+24.61994R+16.52000R+10.82002R+3.52004

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

The candidates

Steve Vanluven (R)Karen Marchioro (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard Gallegos (Libertarian), 3.0%