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Washington House of Representatives seat · current lines

Washington Legislative District 47-2

28 elections since 1968: Democrats won 17, Republicans 11.

Vacant

2022 election

Nov 8, 2022
  1. Chris Stearns (D) · won63.7%
  2. Shukri Olow (D)31.1%
  3. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)5.2%

Full results →

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

Every election for this seat

28 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2022Chris Stearns (D)Shukri Olow (D)32.6
Lines first used in 2012
2020Pat Sullivan (D)Ted Cooke (R)17.8
2018Pat Sullivan (D)Ted Cooke (R)25.6
2016Pat Sullivan (D)Barry Knowles (R)16.0
2014Pat Sullivan (D)Barry Knowles (R)11.3
2012Pat Sullivan (D)Andy Massagli (R)20.4
Lines first used in 2002
2010Pat Sullivan (D)Rodrigo M. Yanez (R)14.3
2008Pat Sullivan (D)Timothy Miller (R)16.8
2006Pat Sullivan (D)Andrew D. Franz (R)18.0
2004Pat Sullivan (D)FlipJack Cairnes (R)7.4
2002Jack Cairnes (R)Pat Sullivan (D)0.3
Lines first used in 1992
2000Jack Cairnes (R)Debbie Jacobson (D)0.3
1998Jack Cairnes (R)Bob Nelson (D)6.5
1996Jack Cairnes (R)Tim Clark (D)4.4
1994Jack Cairnes (R)Rosemarie Clemente (D)13.1
1992Elmira Forner (R)Pang (D)15.0
Lines first used in 1982
1990Elmira Forner (R)Tim Clark (D)13.6
1988Mike Patrick (R)Donald Hammond (D)32.7
1986Mike Patrick (R)Levin (D)33.1
1984Mike Patrick (R)Nelsen (D)35.2
1982Mike Patrick (R)Adams (D)8.6
Lines first used in 1972
1980Frances North (D)—Unopposed
1978Frances North (D)Darlene C. McHenry (R)29.0
1976Frances North (D)Marvin Sundstrom (R)33.3
1974Frances North (D)Donald Haberman (R)23.5
1972Frances North (D)Elaine M. Wolf (R)3.1
Lines first used in 1962
1970Albert Shinpoch (D)Wally Kohl (R)37.1
1968Gary Grant (D)Ray Sonnemann (R)19.7

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