2022Final results
2022 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Paul Harris (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Kear (D) by 9.3 points.
Paul HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%37,860
Joe KearDemocrat
45.3%31,407
69,392 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 2022
The seat's recent races
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET