1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 15-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Bruce Chandler (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Braten (D) by 24.1 points.
Bruce ChandlerRepublican · winner
62.0%14,629
Walter J. BratenDemocrat
38.0%8,951
23,580 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)