1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ian Elliot (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Barbara S. Cothern (D) by 2.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Ian ElliotRepublican · winner
50.1%16,027
Barbara S. CothernDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%15,321
NegrinNatural Law
2.1%666
32,014 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)