1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 18-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Pennington (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Al Swindell (D) by 19.1 points.
John PenningtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%28,190
Al SwindellDemocrat
40.4%19,129
47,319 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET