1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 36-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mary Lou Dickerson (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Rudy McCoy (R) by 52.7 points.

Mary Lou DickersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%38,704
Rudy McCoyRepublican
21.9%11,358
3.6%1,871
51,933 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+24.71990D+55.81992D+38.61994D+52.71996D+63.11998D+59.42000

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

The candidates

Mary Lou Dickerson (D)Rudy McCoy (R)

Also on the ballot: Bonita Carol Brett (Natural Law), 3.6%