7th District State Representative
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Jacquelin Maycumber (R) | 25,039 | 67.38% |
| Susan Swanson (D) | 12,122 | 32.62% |
* 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.
About the Race
The Candidates
Jacquelin Maycumber
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 45
- City:
- Colville, Washington
Education: Graduated from Republic High School in 1998. Earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Colorado College in 2002. Received a Howard Hughes medical research grant to study HIV/AIDS. Graduated from the Law Enforcement Academy in El Paso County, Colorado.
Work experience: Worked for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office from 2002-2004 then as a legislative aide to then-Representative Shelly Short beginning in 2009.
Political experience: Appointed to her position in early 2017; elected in a special election in November 2017 and has won reelection since. Elected to the Republic School Board in 2015.
Family: Married to Marty Maycumber. Has three children.
Susan Swanson
- Party:
- Democratic
- Age:
- 70
- City:
- Omak, WA
Education: Attended University of Maryland, St. Leo College, Central Texas College between 1981 and 1995 while working for federal government.
Political experience: First run for office. Served as a precinct committee officer and Democratic party official in Yakima and Okanogan counties.
Work experience: Retired after some 30 years in federal service with the Defense Department and Navy Department. Served four years in the U.S. Navy.
Family: Married to K. Erik Swanson. Has three adult children and seven grandchildren
Campaign finance: Almost $29,000 as of Oct. 20.
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