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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 26-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Patricia Lantz (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Randy Boss (R) by 10.0 points.

Patricia LantzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%29,328
Randy BossRepublican
43.5%23,827
Don VanderveldeLibertarian
3.0%1,651
54,806 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+7.91994D+0.31996D+10.01998D+10.02000D+8.32002D+0.62004

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

The candidates

Patricia Lantz (D)Randy Boss (R)

Also on the ballot: Don Vandervelde (Libertarian), 3.0%