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2012Final results

2012 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Paul Harris (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Gizzi (D) by 11.7 points.

Paul HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%30,095
Jim GizziDemocrat
44.1%23,783
53,878 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

EvenD+15.42006D+22.62008R+7.22010R+11.72012R+23.22014R+26.22016

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