1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 19-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Brian Hatfield (D) won re-election with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Budd Gilbert (R) by 38.3 points.
Brian HatfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%27,092
Budd GilbertRepublican
30.8%12,078
39,170 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)