2012Final results
2012 election for Washington Legislative District 17
Washington State Senate · Washington
Don Benton (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Tim Probst (D) by 0.1 points.
Don BentonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%27,538
Tim ProbstDemocrat
49.9%27,460
54,998 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET