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2012Final results

2012 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Sherry V. Appleton (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Tony Stephens (R) by 21.8 points.

Sherry V. AppletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%40,764
Tony StephensRepublican
39.1%26,146
66,910 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+27.52006D+23.92008D+8.62010D+21.82012D+17.02014D+14.52016

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