1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 47-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Jack Cairnes (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Nelson (D) by 6.5 points.
Jack CairnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%18,211
Bob NelsonDemocrat
46.7%15,976
34,187 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