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2018Final results

2018 election for Washington Legislative District 46-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Javier Valdez (D) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Buccola (R) by 66.9 points.

Javier ValdezDemocrat · winner
83.4%65,383
Jerry BuccolaRepublican
16.6%12,971
78,354 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

EvenD+57.32000D+66.32006D+65.72008D+64.72014D+66.92018D+63.32020

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