2016Final results
2016 election for Washington Legislative District 48-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joan McBride (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Judah Phelps (Lib) by 45.3 points.
Joan McBrideDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%40,633
Benjamin Judah PhelpsLibertarian
27.4%15,302
55,935 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