1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Marc Boldt (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Watrous (D) by 8.0 points.
Marc BoldtRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%22,552
Bob WatrousDemocrat
46.0%19,202
41,754 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