2012Final results
2012 election for Washington Legislative District 24-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Steve Tharinger (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Steve Gale (R) by 16.9 points.
Steve TharingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%40,045
Steve GaleRepublican
41.6%28,470
68,515 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