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2016Final results

2016 election for Washington Legislative District 38-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Sells (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Bert Johnson (Ind) by 24.7 points.

Mike SellsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%31,672
Bert JohnsonIndependent
37.7%19,129
50,801 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+50.32000D+17.52002D+15.32004D+17.12010D+24.82012D+14.12022

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