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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Kelli Linville (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Gene Goldsmith (R) by 13.0 points.

Kelli LinvilleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%20,950
Gene GoldsmithRepublican
43.5%16,138
37,088 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+4.51996D+16.31998D+5.62000D+13.02002D+15.72004D+34.82006

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