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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 18

Washington State Senate · Washington

Joseph Zarelli (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Kent Landerholm (D) by 17.1 points.

Joseph ZarelliRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%32,289
41.4%22,844
55,133 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+21.81988R+16.01992R+7.61996R+17.12000R+7.72004R+10.12008

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