1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 42
Washington State Senate · Washington
Georgia Anne Gardner (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Ward Nelson (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Georgia Anne GardnerDemocrat · winner
51.0%21,645
Ward NelsonRepublican
49.0%20,829
42,474 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