2012Final results
2012 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Vincent Buys (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Matthew Krogh (D) by 7.4 points.
Vincent BuysRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%34,967
Matthew KroghDemocrat
46.3%30,152
65,119 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