1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Steve Hargrove (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Zellinsky (D) by 3.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Steve HargroveRepublican · winner
51.8%19,438
Paul ZellinskyDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%18,056
37,494 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)