1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1

Name: 1996 election for Washington Legislative District 8-1
Start: 1996-11-05
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Shirley Hankins (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Gary Downing (D) by 40.8 points.

Shirley HankinsRepublican · winner · incumbent

70.4%33,161

29.6%13,958

47,119 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

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