2020Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Washington Legislative District 42-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Alicia Rule (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Luanne Vanwerven (R) by 2.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Alicia RuleDemocrat · winner
51.2%47,260
Luanne VanwervenRepublican · incumbent
48.8%45,104
92,364 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)