1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 5-1

Name: 1998 election for Washington Legislative District 5-1
Start: 1998-11-03
Location: Washington

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Brian C. Thomas (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Schiffer (D) by 23.0 points.

Brian C. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent

61.5%27,739

38.5%17,357

45,096 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

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