2012Final results
2012 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Larry Springer (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Thatcher (R) by 15.6 points.
Larry SpringerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%38,640
Jim ThatcherRepublican
42.2%28,213
66,853 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