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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Marc Boldt (R) won re-election with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Gary Akizuki (D) by 11.2 points.

Marc BoldtRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%26,192
Gary AkizukiDemocrat
44.4%20,921
47,113 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+20.81992R+3.21994R+11.21996R+8.01998R+11.02000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)