1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 12-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Clyde Ballard (R) won re-election with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Stroud (D) by 37.6 points.
Clyde BallardRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%28,539
Bill StroudDemocrat
31.2%12,956
41,495 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)