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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 2

Washington State Senate · Washington

Marilyn Rasmussen (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Campbell (R) by 5.3 points.

Marilyn RasmussenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%17,485
Tom CampbellRepublican
47.4%15,736
33,221 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+19.41984D+11.71988D+16.81992D+5.31996D+14.92000D+5.52004

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