1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 2-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Scott Smith (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis Townsend (D) by 4.7 points.
Scott SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%17,005
Dennis TownsendDemocrat
47.7%15,492
32,497 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