1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 1998 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 27 · R 22
Races24
Changed party4
Unopposed29%7 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 13 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-6 | Jim West (R) | 4.1 | |
| LD-7 | Bob Morton (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Patricia S. Hale (R) | 41.5 | |
| LD-13 | Harold Hochstatter (R) | 34.0 | |
| LD-15 | Jim Honeyford (R) | 28.3 | |
| LD-21 | Paull H. Shin (D) | 10.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-26 | Bob Oke (R) | 3.1 | |
| LD-29 | Rosa Franklin (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Tracey J. Eide (D) | 6.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-31 | Pam Roach (R) | 16.5 | |
| LD-32 | Darlene Fairley (D) | 37.0 | |
| LD-33 | Julia Patterson (D) | 51.7 | |
| LD-34 | Michael Heavey (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Tim Sheldon (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-36 | Jeanne Kohlwelles (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-37 | Adam Kline (D) | 80.5 | |
| LD-38 | Jeralita Costa (D) | 9.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-42 | Georgia Anne Gardner (D) | 1.9 | Flipped |
| LD-43 | Patricia Thibaudeau (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-44 | Jeanine Long (R) | 21.7 | |
| LD-45 | Bill Finkbeiner (R) | 17.8 | |
| LD-46 | Ken Jacobsen (D) | 61.3 | |
| LD-47 | Steve Johnson (R) | 6.9 | |
| LD-48 | Dan McDonald (R) | Unopposed |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner