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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 38-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jeralita Costa (D) won re-election with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Doug Campbell (R) by 16.2 points.

Jeralita CostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%23,764
Doug CampbellRepublican
41.0%17,037
Micha HackettNatural Law
1.9%796
41,597 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+29.91992D+0.41994D+16.21996D+12.91998D+28.22000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Jeralita Costa (D)Doug Campbell (R)

Also on the ballot: Micha Hackett (Natural Law), 1.9%