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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 3-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Alex Wood (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Cheryl A. Steele (R) by 16.3 points.

Alex WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%14,423
41.8%10,376
24,799 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+29.01992D+29.11994D+21.81996D+16.31998D+36.22000D+13.62002

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