2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Washington Legislative District 24-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Kevin Van De Wege (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Buck (R) by 5.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kevin Van De WegeDemocrat · winner
52.7%29,853
Jim BuckRepublican · incumbent
47.3%26,766
56,619 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET