1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Paul Zellinsky (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Phil Rockefeller (D) by 0.8 points.
Paul ZellinskyRepublican · winner
50.4%25,609
Phil RockefellerDemocrat
49.6%25,200
50,809 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)