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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 21

Washington State Senate · Washington

Paull H. Shin (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Cheryl Potebnya (R) by 24.1 points.

Paull H. ShinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%19,273
Cheryl PotebnyaRepublican
37.9%11,778
31,051 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+6.21990R+20.21994D+10.51998D+24.12002D+26.52010D+9.02014

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