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1996 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election?

Linda Smith won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election. Linda Smith received 123,117 popular votes (50.18%). The main challenger was Brian Baird (49.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Baird

Smith +0.4 pts · won by 887 votes
Linda SmithRepublicanWINNER50.18%
123,117 votes
Brian BairdDemocratic49.82%
122,230 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.