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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Helen Sommers (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating Angela Brink (R) by 56.7 points.

Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%35,663
Angela BrinkRepublican
21.7%9,863
45,526 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+58.41992D+56.91996D+62.82000D+56.72002D+61.82004D+77.12012

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