2002Final results
2002 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Kirk Pearson (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating John A. Painter (D) by 17.9 points.
Kirk PearsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%19,363
John A. PainterDemocrat
41.1%13,485
32,848 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET