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1996Final results

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 22

Washington State Senate · Washington

Karen Fraser (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Judy A. Bainto (R) by 37.9 points.

Karen FraserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%35,038
Judy A. BaintoRepublican
31.1%15,781
50,819 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+3.71980D+12.91984D+45.91988D+34.51992D+37.91996D+34.52020

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