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