1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 48-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Luke Esser (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Karen Howard (D) by 17.6 points.
Luke EsserRepublican · winner
58.8%20,752
Karen HowardDemocrat
41.2%14,543
35,295 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