2016Final results
2016 election for Washington Legislative District 12-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Mike Steele (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Paine (R) by 20.4 points.
Mike SteeleRepublican · winner
60.2%30,397
Jerry PaineRepublican
39.8%20,112
50,509 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 2016
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET