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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Jerome Delvin (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Susan Carlstrom (D) by 35.2 points.

Jerome DelvinRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%30,559
32.4%14,663
45,222 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

EvenD+13.91990D+28.71992R+22.01994R+35.21996R+31.92000R+39.62004

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