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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 12-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Linda Evans Parlette (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Stephanie S. Gilliland (D) by 39.4 points.

Linda Evans ParletteRepublican · winner
69.7%28,413
30.3%12,344
40,757 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

EvenR+24.11986R+13.41988R+27.21990R+39.41996R+38.12000R+33.02004

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