2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for Washington Legislative District 19-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Walsh (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Teresa Purcell (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim WalshRepublican · winner
50.5%28,693
Teresa PurcellDemocrat
49.5%28,134
56,827 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