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