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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 6-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

John E. Ahern (R) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Geraghty (D) by 0.9 points.

John E. AhernRepublican · winner
48.7%23,659
47.8%23,240
Bonnie VarnerLibertarian
3.5%1,717
48,616 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+33.81994R+11.41996R+8.11998R+0.92000R+11.62002R+21.12004

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

The candidates

John E. Ahern (R)Jack Geraghty (D)

Also on the ballot: Bonnie Varner (Libertarian), 3.5%