1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 47-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jack Cairnes (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Tim Clark (D) by 4.4 points.
Jack CairnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%20,049
Tim ClarkDemocrat
47.8%18,357
38,406 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