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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 26-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Tom Huff (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating James Shea (D) by 15.5 points.

Tom HuffRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%26,422
James SheaDemocrat
42.2%19,317
45,739 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+23.71992R+22.11994R+23.31996R+15.51998D+2.02000R+1.32002

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