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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
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

EvenD+29.11990D+34.21992R+8.81994R+4.71996R+4.81998R+15.02000

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