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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 26-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Patricia Lantz (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Lois McMahan (R) by 10.0 points.

Patricia LantzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%25,659
Lois McMahanRepublican
45.0%20,980
46,639 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

EvenD+14.01992R+7.91994D+0.31996D+10.01998D+10.02000D+8.32002

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