1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 18-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Tom Mielke (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Chris Mahre (D) by 9.3 points.
Tom MielkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%23,669
Chris MahreDemocrat
45.3%19,635
43,304 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