1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 39-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Hans Dunshee (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Keith Groen (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Hans DunsheeDemocrat · winner
53.2%25,631
Keith GroenRepublican
46.8%22,515
48,146 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET