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2000Final results

2000 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Helen Sommers (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Leslie Klein (R) by 62.8 points.

Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%42,196
Leslie KleinRepublican
16.6%8,831
Andrew RogersLibertarian
3.9%2,067
53,094 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

EvenD+41.31990D+58.41992D+56.91996D+62.82000D+56.72002D+61.82004

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

The candidates

Helen Sommers (D)Leslie Klein (R)

Also on the ballot: Andrew Rogers (Libertarian), 3.9%