2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Washington Legislative District 10-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dave Paul (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Dave Hayes (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dave PaulDemocrat · winner
50.5%36,428
Dave HayesRepublican · incumbent
49.5%35,743
72,171 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET