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Washington House of Representatives seat · current lines

Washington Legislative District 38-1

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

Vacant

2022 election

Nov 8, 2022
  1. Julio Cortes (D) · won58.5%
  2. Gary Kemp (R)41.4%

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
2022Julio Cortes (D)Gary Kemp (R)17.1
Lines first used in 2012
2020Emily Wicks (D)Bert Johnson (R)17.9
2018June Robinson (D)Bert Johnson (I)22.8
2016June Robinson (D)—Unopposed
2014June Robinson (D)Jesse Anderson (R)10.9
2012John McCoy (D)Sam Wilson (R)20.9
Lines first used in 2002
2010John McCoy (D)Hugh Fleet (R)15.8
2008John McCoy (D)Cris Larson (I)15.1
2006John McCoy (D)Kimberly S. Halvorson (R)10.1
2004John McCoy (D)Kimberly S. Halvorson (R)7.8
2002John McCoy (D)Erv Hoglund (R)2.2
Lines first used in 1992
2000Aaron Reardon (D)Allen C. Huang (R)28.2
1998Aaron Reardon (D)Erv Hoglund (R)12.9
1996Jeralita Costa (D)Doug Campbell (R)16.2
1994Jeralita Costa (D)Bader (R)0.4
1992Richard King (D)Mehrtens (R)29.9
Lines first used in 1982
1990Richard King (D)Fleck (R)19.4
1988Richard King (D)Grinnell (R)33.7
1986Richard King (D)Lamphere (R)33.6
1984Richard King (D)Lamphere (R)23.6
1982Richard King (D)Overstreet (R)3.8
Lines first used in 1972
1980Richard King (D)Alan B. Tapert (R)23.0
1978Richard King (D)Larry Baldwin (R)25.4
1976Richard King (D)Donald E. Ice (R)33.2
1974Richard King (D)—Unopposed
1972Richard King (D)Martha Yorkston (R)32.3
Lines first used in 1962
1970Richard King (D)John Woodward (R)31.7
1968Richard King (D)William Rucker (R)7.2

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