1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Al Obrien (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Olsen (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Al ObrienDemocrat · winner
51.8%22,071
Tim OlsenRepublican
48.2%20,506
42,577 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET