1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 42-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Georgia Anne Gardner (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Gene Goldsmith (R) by 1.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Georgia Anne GardnerDemocrat · winner
48.9%23,388
Gene GoldsmithRepublican · incumbent
47.9%22,891
Lonnie SchangNatural Law
3.2%1,546
47,825 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)