2018Final results
2018 election for Washington Legislative District 7-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Joel Kretz (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Mike Bell (D) by 35.7 points.
Joel KretzRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%46,987
Mike BellDemocrat
32.2%22,270
69,257 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