1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 34-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Erik Poulsen (D) won re-election with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Pontius (R) by 40.2 points.
Erik PoulsenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%32,726
Bob PontiusRepublican
29.9%13,970
46,696 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)