1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 21
Washington State Senate · Washington
Paull H. Shin (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Jeannette Wood (R) by 10.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paull H. ShinDemocrat · winner
55.3%21,888
Jeannette WoodRepublican · incumbent
44.7%17,719
39,607 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