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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 42-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Kelli Linville (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne R. Tomlinson (R) by 16.3 points.

Kelli LinvilleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%24,787
41.8%17,836
42,623 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+25.11990D+43.01994D+4.51996D+16.31998D+5.62000D+13.02002

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