2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2

Name: 2002 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2
Start: 2002-11-05
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Laura Ruderman (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Bookspan (R) by 6.8 points.

Laura RudermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

53.4%20,406

46.6%17,822

38,228 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

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