2002Final results
2002 election for Washington Legislative District 44
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dave Schmidt (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Doerflein (D) by 6.2 points.
Dave SchmidtRepublican · winner
53.1%18,696
Phil DoerfleinDemocrat
46.9%16,520
35,216 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