1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
John Lovick (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Thompson (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John LovickDemocrat · winner
51.3%19,394
Bill ThompsonRepublican · incumbent
48.7%18,437
37,831 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