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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 38-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Patricia Scott (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Gregory Dean Lemke (R) by 41.8 points.

Patricia ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%23,235
29.1%9,527
32,762 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+33.21992D+5.81994D+18.11996D+41.81998D+50.32000D+17.52002

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