1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 49-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Don Carlson (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Maureen Gallegos (D) by 11.9 points.
Don CarlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%17,943
Maureen GallegosDemocrat
44.1%14,139
32,082 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