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1998Final results

1998 election for Washington Legislative District 8

Washington State Senate · Washington

Patricia S. Hale (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Marianne Price (D) by 41.5 points.

Patricia S. HaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%26,732
29.3%11,065
37,797 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+30.91986D+3.01990R+17.11994R+41.51998R+41.42004 specialR+48.32014

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