2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 20

Washington State Senate · Washington

Dan Swecker (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Beattie (D) by 28.6 points.

Dan SweckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%30,276
Tom BeattieDemocrat
32.9%16,175
Mary Lou KaffelNatural Law
5.6%2,774
49,225 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+8.81988R+21.81992R+5.71996R+28.62000R+29.52004R+27.72008

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