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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Phil Rockefeller (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Philip Rasmussen (R) by 14.2 points.

Phil RockefellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%30,981
41.1%23,013
Dennis HaynesLibertarian
3.5%1,981
55,975 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+3.71994R+0.81996D+8.91998D+14.22000D+20.12002D+13.72004

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

The candidates

Phil Rockefeller (D)Philip Rasmussen (R)

Also on the ballot: Dennis Haynes (Libertarian), 3.5%