2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 6-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John F. Driscoll (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating John E. Ahern (R) by 0.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
John F. DriscollDemocrat · winner
50.1%35,107
John E. AhernRepublican · incumbent
49.9%35,033
70,140 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)