2000Final results
2000 election for Washington Legislative District 6-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Brad Benson (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Bernie Nelson (D) by 14.5 points.
Brad BensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%28,142
Bernie NelsonDemocrat
41.7%20,871
Jesda GulatiLibertarian
2.1%1,044
50,057 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET