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2016Final results

2016 election for Washington Legislative District 16-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Terry R. Nealey (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Gary Downing (D) by 35.9 points.

Terry R. NealeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%32,860
Gary DowningDemocrat
32.1%15,507
48,367 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

EvenD+20.42006D+7.72008R+46.42014R+35.92016R+21.82018R+36.42020

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