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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 16

Washington State Senate · Washington

Valoria H. Loveland (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Bryan Alford (R) by 4.7 points.

Valoria H. LovelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%19,597
Bryan AlfordRepublican
47.7%17,853
37,450 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+2.01976R+13.71984D+1.61992D+4.71996R+5.02000R+33.72004

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