1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 20-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard Debolt (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Lois Lopez (D) by 4.0 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Richard DeboltRepublican · winner
52.0%23,516
Lois LopezDemocrat
48.0%21,708
45,224 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)