2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Washington Legislative District 42
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dale Brandland (R) won with 49.2% of the vote, defeating Georgia Anne Gardner (D) by 3.0 points.
Dale BrandlandRepublican · winner
49.2%18,721
Georgia Anne GardnerDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%17,575
2.6%1,006
Don CrawfordLibertarian
1.9%724
38,026 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
The candidates
Dale Brandland (R)Georgia Anne Gardner (D)
Also on the ballot: Peter Francis Tassoni (Green), 2.6%; Don Crawford (Libertarian), 1.9%