1998Final results
1998 election for Washington's 8th District
U.S. House · Washington
Jennifer Dunn (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Heidi Behrens-Benedict (D) by 19.5 points.
Jennifer DunnRepublican · winner
59.7%135,539
Heidi Behrens-BenedictDemocrat
40.3%91,371
226,910 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.
Heidi Behrens-BenedictJennifer Dunn
$185.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$171K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$14.8K
Cash on hand
$69.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998