1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Al Obrien (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Ian Elliot (R) by 12.3 points.
Al ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%20,532
Ian ElliotRepublican
43.8%16,027
36,559 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET