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2002Final results

2002 election for Washington Legislative District 47

Washington State Senate · Washington

Steve Johnson (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Debbie Jacobson (D) by 11.0 points.

Steve JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%17,997
44.5%14,419
32,416 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

EvenD+6.51990R+14.31994R+6.91998R+11.02002D+4.42006R+10.02010

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