1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 39
Washington State Senate · Washington
Val Stevens (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia Patterson (D) by 10.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Val StevensRepublican · winner
55.2%26,757
Patricia PattersonDemocrat
44.8%21,686
48,443 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