1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 Washington election results
Every race on Washington's ballot in the 1998 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races132
Changed party15
Unopposed24%32 races
Incumbents defeated9
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Patty Murray (D) | 16.8 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 4 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA-1 | Jay Inslee (D) | 5.7 | Flipped |
| WA-2 | Jack Metcalf (R) | 10.4 | |
| WA-3 | Brian Baird (D) | 9.3 | Flipped |
| WA-4 | Doc Hastings (R) | 44.7 | |
| WA-5 | George Nethercutt (R) | 18.9 | |
| WA-6 | Norman D. Dicks (D) | 36.7 | |
| WA-7 | Jim McDermott (D) | 78.8 | |
| WA-8 | Jennifer Dunn (R) | 19.5 | |
| WA-9 | Adam Smith (D) | 29.4 |
Washington State Senate
D 13 · R 11 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-6 | Jim West (R) | 4.1 | |
| LD-7 | Bob Morton (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Patricia S. Hale (R) | 41.5 | |
| LD-13 | Harold Hochstatter (R) | 34.0 | |
| LD-15 | Jim Honeyford (R) | 28.3 | |
| LD-21 | Paull H. Shin (D) | 10.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Bob Oke (R) | 3.1 | |
| LD-29 | Rosa Franklin (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Tracey J. Eide (D) | 6.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-31 | Pam Roach (R) | 16.5 | |
| LD-32 | Darlene Fairley (D) | 37.0 | |
| LD-33 | Julia Patterson (D) | 51.7 | |
| LD-34 | Michael Heavey (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Tim Sheldon (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-36 | Jeanne Kohlwelles (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-37 | Adam Kline (D) | 80.5 | |
| LD-38 | Jeralita Costa (D) | 9.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-42 | Georgia Anne Gardner (D) | 1.9 | Flipped |
| LD-43 | Patricia Thibaudeau (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-44 | Jeanine Long (R) | 21.7 | |
| LD-45 | Bill Finkbeiner (R) | 17.8 | |
| LD-46 | Ken Jacobsen (D) | 61.3 | |
| LD-47 | Steve Johnson (R) | 6.9 | |
| LD-48 | Dan McDonald (R) | Unopposed |
Washington House of Representatives
D 49 · R 49 · 9 changed party
Washington
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab