1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 7-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Cathy McMorris (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Brad Lyons (D) by 29.0 points.
Cathy McMorrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%30,309
Brad LyonsDemocrat
35.5%16,688
46,997 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