1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 6-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Brad Benson (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Bernie Nelson (D) by 14.4 points.
Brad BensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%22,401
Bernie NelsonDemocrat
40.9%16,565
Kerry F. LucianiReform
3.9%1,566
40,532 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