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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 16-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

William A. Grant (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Allen A. Panasuk (R) by 22.0 points.

William A. GrantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%22,639
39.0%14,487
37,126 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+38.31990D+28.91992D+14.41994D+22.01996D+16.82004D+20.42006

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