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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 21-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Cooper (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry A. Blanton (R) by 13.6 points.

Mike CooperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%21,952
43.2%16,699
38,651 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

EvenR+14.91992R+18.81994D+1.61996D+13.61998D+22.62000D+21.62002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET