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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 47

Washington State Senate · Washington

Steve Johnson (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Clark (D) by 6.9 points.

Steve JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%18,516
46.5%16,115
34,631 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+9.11986D+6.51990R+14.31994R+6.91998R+11.02002D+4.42006

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