1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 20
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dan Swecker (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Cody Arledge (D) by 5.7 points.
Dan SweckerRepublican · winner
52.9%24,171
Cody ArledgeDemocrat
47.1%21,563
45,734 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