1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 13-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Gary D. Chandler (R) won re-election with 70.9% of the vote, defeating R. Virgil Donovan (D) by 41.8 points.
Gary D. ChandlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%28,183
R. Virgil DonovanDemocrat
29.1%11,566
39,749 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)