1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 17-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jim Dunn (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Mike Carmichael (D) by 8.5 points.
Jim DunnRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%22,526
Mike CarmichaelDemocrat
45.7%18,994
41,520 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