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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 25

Washington State Senate · Washington

Jim Kastama (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Joyce McDonald (R) by 0.9 points.

Jim KastamaDemocrat · winner
49.1%24,259
Joyce McDonaldRepublican
48.2%23,804
2.7%1,320
49,383 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

EvenD+34.21988D+20.41992D+11.11996D+0.92000D+8.72004D+13.12008

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

The candidates

Jim Kastama (D)Joyce McDonald (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry Christensen (Libertarian), 2.7%