1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 24-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Buck (R) won re-election with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Diane Ellison (D) by 5.8 points.
Jim BuckRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%26,721
Diane EllisonDemocrat
47.1%23,782
50,503 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)