1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 49-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Val Ogden (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Herr (R) by 25.4 points.
Val OgdenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%23,601
Michael J. HerrRepublican
37.3%14,032
37,633 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