2002Final results
2002 election for Washington Legislative District 48
Washington State Senate · Washington
Luke Esser (R) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Christine Lawniczak (Lib) by 55.0 points.
Luke EsserRepublican · winner
77.5%24,990
Christine LawniczakLibertarian
22.5%7,252
32,242 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