1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 44
Washington State Senate · Washington
Jeanine Long (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Kerry J. Watkins (D) by 21.7 points.
Jeanine LongRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%23,121
Kerry J. WatkinsDemocrat
39.2%14,883
38,004 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