1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 27-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Ruth Fisher (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene P. Weltzer (Oth) by 48.4 points.
Ruth FisherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%20,349
Eugene P. WeltzerOther party
25.8%7,073
27,422 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