1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 21-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Mike Cooper (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry A. Blanton (R) by 1.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Mike CooperDemocrat · winner
50.8%23,160
Jerry A. BlantonRepublican · incumbent
49.2%22,413
45,573 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)