1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 27
Washington State Senate · Washington
Lorraine Wojahn (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Wallace M. Rudolph (R) by 40.5 points.
Lorraine WojahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%23,070
Wallace M. RudolphRepublican
27.9%9,407
Gary L. BattersonNatural Law
3.7%1,257
33,734 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