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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 43

Washington State Senate · Washington

Patricia Thibaudeau (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Linde B. Knighton (Grn) by 58.1 points.

Patricia ThibaudeauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.0%29,735
21.0%7,885
37,620 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+39.01970D+32.91974D+12.11978D+59.41994D+79.32006D+80.82018

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