1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Koster (R) won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Soth (D) by 5.6 points.
John KosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%25,006
Jeff SothDemocrat
47.2%22,372
47,378 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)