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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 6

Washington State Senate · Washington

Jim West (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Judy Personett (D) by 4.1 points.

Jim WestRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%21,601
48.0%19,901
41,502 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+2.01986R+7.91990R+38.71994R+4.11998R+2.82002R+1.82004 special

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