2000Final results
2000 election for Washington Legislative District 17
Washington State Senate · Washington
Don Benton (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Lou Peterson (D) by 6.3 points.
Don BentonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%30,948
Lou PetersonDemocrat
46.9%27,291
58,239 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