1996Final results
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 40
Washington State Senate · Washington
Harriet A. Spanel (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Skip Richards (R) by 19.8 points.
Harriet A. SpanelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%30,635
Skip RichardsRepublican
40.1%20,508
51,143 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