1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 1-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jeanne A. Edwards (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Mike Sherstad (R) by 4.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Jeanne A. EdwardsDemocrat · winner
52.3%19,137
Mike SherstadRepublican · incumbent
47.7%17,478
36,615 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)