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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 31

Washington State Senate · Washington

Pam Roach (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Yvonne Ward (D) by 3.4 points.

Pam RoachRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%18,017
Yvonne WardDemocrat
48.3%16,842
34,859 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+1.41990R+33.61994R+16.51998R+3.42002R+6.32006R+19.82018

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