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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Washington Legislative District 3

Washington State Senate · Washington

Lisa J. Brown (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating John A. Moyer (R) by 10.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Lisa J. BrownDemocrat · winner
55.3%18,520
John A. MoyerRepublican · incumbent
44.7%14,972
33,492 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+43.31980D+52.21984R+3.41992D+10.61996D+24.72004D+15.72012

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