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2012Final results

2012 election for Washington Legislative District 23-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Drew Hansen (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating James M. Olsen (R) by 20.4 points.

Drew HansenDemocrat · winner
60.2%39,949
James M. OlsenRepublican
39.8%26,416
66,365 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+8.82006D+22.12008D+15.22010D+20.42012D+25.42014D+24.62020

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