1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 20-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Richard Debolt (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Beattie (D) by 18.3 points.
Richard DeboltRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%23,817
Tom BeattieDemocrat
40.8%16,438
40,255 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