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Washington House of Representatives seat · current lines

Washington Legislative District 37-2

28 elections since 1968: Democrats won 28, Republicans 0.

Vacant

2022 election

Nov 8, 2022
  1. Chipalo Street (D) · won54.6%
  2. Emijah Smith (D)44.5%
  3. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)0.9%

Full results →

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

Every election for this seat

28 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2022Chipalo Street (D)Emijah Smith (D)10.1
Lines first used in 2012
2020Kirsten Harristalley (D)Chukundi Salisbury (D)32.4
2018Eric Pettigrew (D)Tamra Smilanich (I)77.0
2016Eric Pettigrew (D)Tamra Smilanich (I)72.9
2014Eric Pettigrew (D)Tamra Smilanich (I)72.7
2012Eric Pettigrew (D)Tamra Smilanich (I)75.1
Lines first used in 2002
2010Eric Pettigrew (D)John Stafford (D)68.7
2008Eric Pettigrew (D)Ruth E. Bennett (I)78.9
2006Eric Pettigrew (D)Kwame Garrett (R)79.3
2004Eric Pettigrew (D)Aaron Alberg (R)71.1
2002Eric Pettigrew (D)Ruth E. Bennett (I)66.6
Lines first used in 1992
2000Kip Tokuda (D)—Unopposed
1998Kip Tokuda (D)Muhammad S. Farrakhan (R)81.7
1996Kip Tokuda (D)—Unopposed
1994Kip Tokuda (D)Daniel Michael Ellis (R)68.5
1992Gary Locke (D)James Alonzo (R)80.1
Lines first used in 1982
1990Gary Locke (D)Raul John Donoso (R)70.7
1988Gary Locke (D)Raul John Donoso (R)76.6
1986Gary Locke (D)Baylor (R)75.9
1984Gary Locke (D)Cook (R)68.7
1982Gary Locke (D)Mary Jo Heavey (R)67.9
Lines first used in 1972
1980Peggy Maxie (D)Paul Fletcher (R)39.5
1978Peggy Maxie (D)Carol M. Ruckert (I)81.9
1976Peggy Maxie (D)Gary Wilkinson (I)83.1
1974Peggy Maxie (D)Gary Wilkinson (I)77.5
1972Peggy Maxie (D)Harley Bird (R)49.1
Lines first used in 1962
1970Peggy Maxie (D)Willie Miller (R)35.3
1968David G. Sprague (D)Tom Allen (R)43.0

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)