2022Final results
2022 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
April Connors (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Cotta (R) by 11.9 points.
April ConnorsRepublican · winner
55.0%29,176
Joe CottaRepublican
43.1%22,880
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.9%993
53,049 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET