1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 23
Washington State Senate · Washington
Betti L. Sheldon (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Steve Hargrove (R) by 2.4 points.
Betti L. SheldonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%26,390
Steve HargroveRepublican
48.8%25,174
51,564 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