1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Washington's 9th District
U.S. House · Washington
Adam Smith (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Randy Tate (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Adam SmithDemocrat · winner
50.1%105,236
Randy TateRepublican
47.3%99,199
David GruensteinNatural Law
2.6%5,432
209,867 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Adam SmithRandy Tate
$725.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$711.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$14K
Cash on hand
$2.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996