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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
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

EvenR+5.61996R+3.71998R+0.52000R+17.92002R+19.12004R+23.72008

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