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2010Final results

2010 election for Washington Legislative District 21

Washington State Senate · Washington

Paull H. Shin (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating David Preston (R) by 26.5 points.

Paull H. ShinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%30,369
David PrestonRepublican
36.7%17,637
48,006 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+20.21994D+10.51998D+24.12002D+26.52010D+9.02014D+26.32018

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