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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Sherstad (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Judy J. Janes (D) by 4.1 points.

Mike SherstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%22,157
47.9%20,404
42,561 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

EvenD+22.51990D+15.01992R+7.01994R+4.11996D+4.51998D+14.92000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET