1998Final results
1998 election for Washington Legislative District 45
Washington State Senate · Washington
Bill Finkbeiner (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Grace (D) by 17.8 points.
Bill FinkbeinerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%23,438
Bill GraceDemocrat
41.1%16,357
39,795 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