1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 31-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Michael Stensen (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Dan Roach (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael StensenDemocrat · winner
50.6%17,988
Dan RoachRepublican
49.4%17,557
35,545 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