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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 40

Washington State Senate · Washington

Harriet A. Spanel (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Ferrier (R) by 26.0 points.

Harriet A. SpanelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%33,349
Jerry FerrierRepublican
34.8%19,079
Ian N. BannermanLibertarian
4.4%2,432
54,860 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+34.11988D+10.81992D+19.81996D+26.02000D+23.02004D+17.12008

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

The candidates

Harriet A. Spanel (D)Jerry Ferrier (R)

Also on the ballot: Ian N. Bannerman (Libertarian), 4.4%