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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 35-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Tim Sheldon (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Godderz (R) by 42.1 points.

Tim SheldonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%31,200
Richard GodderzRepublican
28.9%12,710
43,910 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

EvenD+16.41986D+28.11988D+34.01990D+42.11996D+12.61998D+20.92000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET