2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Sharon Shewmake (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Vincent Buys (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sharon ShewmakeDemocrat · winner
50.7%36,704
Vincent BuysRepublican · incumbent
49.3%35,723
72,427 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