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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Al Obrien (D) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Joshua Freed (R) by 2.9 points.

Al ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.9%17,501
Joshua FreedRepublican
47.0%16,485
Chuck JacksonLibertarian
3.1%1,073
35,059 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+3.71996D+12.31998D+23.82000D+2.92002D+10.72004D+6.42010

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

The candidates

Al Obrien (D)Joshua Freed (R)

Also on the ballot: Chuck Jackson (Libertarian), 3.1%