1998Final results
1998 election for Washington's 2nd District
U.S. House · Washington
Jack Metcalf (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Grethe Cammermeyer (D) by 10.4 points.
Jack MetcalfRepublican · winner
55.2%124,125
Grethe CammermeyerDemocrat
44.8%100,776
224,901 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.
Grethe CammermeyerJack Metcalf
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$14.3K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998