Washington Total Vote Turnout '88-'84
Registered Voting
1998 3,119,562 1,939,421 62.1697%
1994 2,896,519 1,733,471 59.8467%
223,043 205,950 2.3230%
Wa. Senate 98 Linda Smith (R) Patty Murray(D) Senate 1998
785,377 1,103,184 1,888,561 (50,860)
41.5860% 58.4140% 0
Wa. Senate 94 Gorton (R) Sims (D) Senate 1994
947,821 752,352 1,700,173 (33,298)
55.7485% 44.2515% 0
(162,444) 350,832
Wa. House 1-98 White (R) Jay Inslee (D) Craswell (AH) Race Total
R to D 99,910 112,726 13,837 226,473
44.1156% 49.7746% 6.1098%
Wa. House 1-94 White (R) Cantwell (D) 31,809
D to R 100,554 94,110 194,664
51.6552% 48.3448%
(644) 18,616
Wa. House 2-98 Metcalf (R) Cammermeyer (D) Race Total
124,125 100,776 0 224,901
55.1910% 44.8090% 0.0000%
Wa. House 2-94 Metcalf (R) Spanel (D) 28,375
D to R 107,430 89,096 196,526
54.6645% 45.3355%
16,695 11,680
Wa. House 3-98 Dan Benton (R) Baird (D) Race Total
R to D 99,855 120,364 220,219
45.3435% 54.6565%
Wa. House 3-94 Smith (R) Unsoeld (D) Carlson (GC) 27,585
D to R 100,188 85,826 6,620 192,634
52.0095% 44.5539% 3.4366%
(333) 34,538 (6,620)
Wa. House 4-98 Doc Hastings(R) Pross (D) McKerlie (RFM) Race Total
121,684 43,043 11,363 176,090
69.1033% 24.4438% 6.4530%
Wa. House 4-94 Hastings (R) Inslee (D) 2,064
D to R 92,828 81,198 174,026
53.3415% 46.6585%
28,856 (38,155)
Wa. House 5-98 Nethercutt (R) Brad Lyons (D) John Beal (AH) Race Total
110,040 73,545 9,673 193,258
56.9394% 38.0553% 5.0052%
Wa. House 5-94 Nethercutt (R) Foley (D) (22,873)
D to R 110,057 106,074 216,131
50.9214% 49.0786%
(17) (32,529)
Wa. House 6-98 Lawrence (R) Dicks (D) Race Total
66,291 143,308 0 209,599
31.6275% 68.3725% 0.0000%
Wa. House 6-94 Gregg (R) Dicks (D) 28,797
75,322 105,480 180,802
41.6599% 58.3401%
(9,031) 37,828
Wa. House 7-98 No Republican McDermott (D) Jeff Powers (SW) Lippmann (RFM) Race Total
0 183,076 4,921 19,595 207,592
0.0000% 88.1903% 2.3705% 9.4392%
Wa. House 7-94 Harris (R) McDermott (D) 10,148
49,091 148,353 197,444
24.8633% 75.1367%
(49,091) 34,723
Wa. House 8-98 Dunn (R) Benedict (D) Race Total
109,642 91,371 201,013
54.5447% 45.4553%
Wa. House 8-94 Dunn (R) Wyrick (D) 16,439
140,409 44,165 184,574
76.0719% 23.9281%
(30,767) 47,206
Wa. House 9-98 Ron Taber (R) Adam Smith (D) Race Total
61,108 111,948 173,056
35.3111% 64.6889%
Wa. House 9-94 Tate (R) Kreidler (D) 22,772
D to R 77,833 72,451 150,284
51.7906% 48.2094%
(16,725) 39,497
Total Washington House 98
1998 792,655 980,157 39,794 19,595 0 House 94 1,832,201
1994 853,712 826,753 6,620 0 0 1,687,085 145,116
(61,057) 153,404 33,174 19,595 0
Washington Hse Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 4 5 0 1 1 11.1111%
1994 7 2 0 0 0 0.0000%
-3 3 0 1 1 11.1111%
Amendments Yes No
Wa. Init. 688 Raise minimum wage from $4.90 to $5.70, with annual inflation increases. 1,259,470 66.1405% 644,764 1,904,234 0.2
Wa. Init. 692 Medical marijuana 1,121,851 58.9678% 780,631 1,902,482 0.4
Wa. Init. 200 No more race, sex, color or ethnic preferences in public employment and contracting contracting. 1,099,410 58.2210% 788,930 1,888,340 0.6
Wa. Init. 694 Termination of fetus' life during birth process is a felony crime. 802,376 42.8451% 1,070,360 1,872,736 0.8
Wa. Ref. 92 Reduce excise taxes and float $1.9 billion in bonds for highways. 1,056,786 57.1369% 792,783 1,849,569 1
Washington Number 1 issue in 1994, Extend sales tax on cigarettes, liquor, syrup for drug r drug and violence programs. 947,847 57.0847% 712,575 1,660,422
Wash. Senate Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 11 13 2 5 7 29.1667%
1994 15 9 2 0 2 8.3333%
-4 4 0 5 5 20.8333%
Washington Reps. Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 50 48 15 15 30 30.6122%
1994 60 38 9 8 17 17.3469%
-10 10 6 7 13 13.2653%

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