1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 45-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bill Backlund (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Dave Asher (D) by 8.1 points.
Bill BacklundRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%23,834
Dave AsherDemocrat
46.0%20,277
44,111 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