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2010Final results

2010 election for Washington Legislative District 42

Washington State Senate · Washington

Doug Ericksen (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Pat Jerns (D) by 19.8 points.

Doug EricksenRepublican · winner
59.9%36,293
Pat JernsDemocrat
40.1%24,298
60,591 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

EvenD+1.91998R+3.02002R+6.52006R+19.82010R+17.42014R+0.12018

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