1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 23-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Karen Schmidt (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating David Harrison (D) by 12.8 points.
Karen SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%28,677
David HarrisonDemocrat
43.6%22,152
50,829 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