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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Tom Mielke (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Crego (D) by 27.0 points.

Tom MielkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%24,106
Bill CregoDemocrat
36.5%13,867
37,973 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

EvenR+6.71996R+9.31998R+21.32000R+27.02002R+13.02004R+18.32006

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