1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Phil Rockefeller (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Zellinsky (R) by 8.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Phil RockefellerDemocrat · winner
50.0%23,095
Paul ZellinskyRepublican · incumbent
41.1%18,980
Jim AlmondOther party
8.8%4,077
46,152 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