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Washington House of Representatives seat · current lines

Washington Legislative District 7-2

28 elections since 1968: Democrats won 4, Republicans 24.

Vacant

2022 election

Nov 8, 2022
  1. Joel Kretz (R) · won · incumbent97.1%
  2. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)2.9%

Unopposed.

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
2022Joel Kretz (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2020Joel Kretz (R)Jj Wandler (I)50.1
2018Joel Kretz (R)Mike Bell (D)35.7
2016Joel Kretz (R)Mike Foster (I)53.7
2014Joel Kretz (R)Ronnie Rae (I)66.2
2012Joel Kretz (R)Robert Wilson (R)28.7
Lines first used in 2002
2010Joel Kretz (R)—Unopposed
2008Joel Kretz (R)—Unopposed
2006Joel Kretz (R)—Unopposed
2004Joel Kretz (R)Yvette Joseph (D)30.3
2002Cathy McMorris (R)Jack McLean (D)48.1
Lines first used in 1992
2000Cathy McMorris (R)Gary E. McKinney (D)40.7
1998Cathy McMorris (R)—Unopposed
1996Cathy McMorris (R)Brad Lyons (D)29.0
1994Cathy McMorris (R)John McLaughlin (D)36.6
1992Bob Morton (R)Stone (D)24.3
Lines first used in 1982
1990Bob Morton (R)FlipJohn McLaughlin (D)18.2
1988Tom Bristow (D)McClanahan (R)16.0
1986Tom Bristow (D)McClanahan (R)25.9
1984Tom Bristow (D)McCombs (R)2.8
1982Louis M. Egger (D)McCombs (R)10.5
Lines first used in 1972
1980Scott Barr (R)John D. Linder (D)40.3
1978Scott Barr (R)Louis M. Egger (D)14.4
1976Scott Barr (R)John D. Linder (D)15.9
1974William Schumaker (R)Douglas Lambarth (D)11.8
1972William Schumaker (R)Carl V. Putman (D)22.5
Lines first used in 1962
1970Carlton A. Gladder (R)Elizabeth Kunz (D)30.4
1968Carlton A. Gladder (R)Gerald L. Cunningham (D)16.7

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