1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Dave Schmidt (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Kent Hanson (D) by 10.0 points.
Dave SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%24,240
Kent HansonDemocrat
45.0%19,833
44,073 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