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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 6-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Duane Sommers (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Craig Peterson (D) by 8.1 points.

Duane SommersRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%22,091
46.0%18,790
40,881 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

EvenR+28.21992R+33.81994R+11.41996R+8.11998R+0.92000R+11.62002

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