1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 26-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Patricia Lantz (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Lois McMahan (R) by 0.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Patricia LantzDemocrat · winner
50.2%24,489
Lois McMahanRepublican · incumbent
49.8%24,328
48,817 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)