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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Kelli Linville (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Karen Frederick (R) by 4.5 points.

Kelli LinvilleDemocrat · winner
50.8%24,507
Karen FrederickRepublican
46.4%22,342
Jasmin LiepaNatural Law
2.8%1,349
48,198 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+34.11986D+25.11990D+43.01994D+4.51996D+16.31998D+5.62000

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

The candidates

Kelli Linville (D)Karen Frederick (R)

Also on the ballot: Jasmin Liepa (Natural Law), 2.8%