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2012Final results

2012 election for Washington Legislative District 16-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Maureen Walsh (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Ruth Edwards (R) by 16.4 points.

Maureen WalshRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%25,503
41.8%18,307
43,810 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+36.72002R+27.62004R+31.62006R+45.12008R+24.02016R+25.32018

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