1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 17
Washington State Senate · Washington
Don Benton (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Shirley Galloway (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Don BentonRepublican · winner
51.0%24,430
Shirley GallowayDemocrat
49.0%23,513
47,943 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