1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 1
Washington State Senate · Washington
Rosemary McAuliffe (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Ian Elliot (R) by 7.3 points.
Rosemary McAuliffeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%24,119
Ian ElliotRepublican
46.3%20,823
44,942 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