DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Barbara S. Cothern
Last held office: Washington House of Representatives, District 1-1 (1992–1994). Ran in 3 elections between 1976 and 1994, winning 1.
Last office: Washington House of Representatives, District 1-1
- Last margin
- −2.2
- Lost 1994
- Elections
- 3
- 1976–1994
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cothern was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cothern has run
Margin: how far Cothern finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-1-1 | General | Lost | Ian Elliot (R), Negrin (NLP) | 47.9% | R+2.2 |
| 1992 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-1-1 | General | Won | Backstrom (R) | 55.4% | D+10.7 |
| 1976 | Washington State Senate, District 39 | General | Lost | Frank Woody (D) | 40.8% | R+18.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cothern has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 1-1 · 1992–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cothern has run against
- Ian Elliot (R) · 1994 election, lost
- Backstrom (R) · 1992 election, won
- Frank Woody (D) · 1976 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive