1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Washington's 1st District
U.S. House · Washington
Jay Inslee (D) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Richard White (R) by 5.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jay InsleeDemocrat · winner
49.8%112,726
Richard WhiteRepublican
44.1%99,910
Bruce CraswellOther party
6.1%13,837
226,473 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jay InsleeRichard White
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$6.6K
Cash on hand
$1.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: Bruce Craswell $35.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998; FEC, through Jun 30, 1999.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998