State Representative, Position 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Timm Ormsby (D) | 13,691 | 69.80% |
| Paul Delaney (L) | 5,923 | 30.20% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
The Candidates
Timm Ormsby
- Party:
- Democrat
- Age:
- 65
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from North Central High School in 1977.
Political experience: Appointed to current House seat in 2003. Elected to seat every two years since 2004. Current chairman of House Appropriations Committee and member of House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee.
Work experience: About 40 years in construction, primarily as a concrete finisher. Business representative for Northeastern Washington-Northern Idaho Building Trades Council since 2000. President of Spokane Regional Labor Council. Board member of SNAP and Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. Member of Spokane Area League of Women Voters. Past board member of Spokane County United Way.
Family: Married. Has three adult children.
Paul Delaney
- Party:
- Libertarian
- Age:
- 60
- City:
- Spokane, WA
Education: Graduated from Lake Oswego High School in 1983.
Political experience: Ran for district 3, position 2 in Spokane in 2014. Ran for Oregon’s House of Representatives district 29 twice, in 2004 and 2006, as a libertarian. Appointed to city council in 2007 in the city of Willamina, Ore.
Work experience: Sells real estate in Spokane County. Drives trucks and heavy equipment in Alaska. Worked two years at Hanford Site doing environmental cleanup, and 15 years for a company in Oregon operating heavy equipment and driving trucks.