2000Final results
2000 election for Washington Legislative District 23
Washington State Senate · Washington
Betti L. Sheldon (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Dan Murphy (R) by 14.9 points.
Betti L. SheldonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%31,586
Dan MurphyRepublican
41.0%23,152
Sheldon HolmanLibertarian
3.0%1,714
56,452 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