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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 44-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dave Schmidt (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Eric Goodrich (D) by 12.1 points.

Dave SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%20,931
43.9%16,407
37,338 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

EvenR+17.41992R+22.91994R+10.01996R+12.11998R+10.52000D+4.72002

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