1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Washington Legislative District 5
Washington State Senate · Washington
Dino Rossi (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Drew (D) by 6.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dino RossiRepublican · winner
53.2%28,286
Kathleen DrewDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%24,882
53,168 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