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1996 Washington U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 4 Election?

Doc Hastings won the 1996 Washington U.S. House District 4 Election. Doc Hastings received 108,647 popular votes (52.96%). The main challenger was Rick Locke (47.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Hastings and Locke

Hastings +5.9 pts · won by 12,145 votes
Doc HastingsRepublicanWINNER52.96%
108,647 votes
Rick LockeDemocratic47.04%
96,502 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.