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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 5-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Philip E. Dyer (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Scott (D) by 16.7 points.

Philip E. DyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%28,025
Mary ScottDemocrat
41.6%19,987
48,012 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

EvenR+4.71990R+2.71992R+29.51994R+16.71996R+15.21998R+24.72000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET