1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Suzette A. Cooke (R) won re-election with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Carolyn L. Shelton (D) by 24.7 points.
Suzette A. CookeRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%25,444
Carolyn L. SheltonDemocrat
37.6%15,359
40,803 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)