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2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2018 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jared M. Mead (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Mark Harmsworth (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jared M. MeadDemocrat · winner
52.2%34,873
Mark HarmsworthRepublican · incumbent
47.8%31,901
66,774 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

EvenR+11.62012R+6.72014R+9.12016D+4.52018D+3.62020D+13.32022

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