1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 39-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Koster (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia Patterson (D) by 3.7 points.
John KosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%21,582
Patricia PattersonDemocrat
48.1%20,030
41,612 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