1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Helen Sommers (D) won re-election with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Eric Berger (R) by 56.9 points.
Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%42,326
Eric BergerRepublican
21.5%11,621
53,947 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)