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1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 30

Washington State Senate · Washington

Tracey J. Eide (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Schow (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Tracey J. EideDemocrat · winner
53.3%18,616
Ray SchowRepublican · incumbent
46.7%16,323
34,939 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+10.41986R+2.71990R+5.31994D+6.61998D+8.12002D+19.02006

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