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Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division
1998 Washington Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: July 31, Primary: September 15,
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Senator, 54% in '92, 1st term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Likely Democrat, Charles Cook's prediction: Leans Democrat, Roll Call's prediction: Leans Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 4:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Democrat |
| Patty Murray (D), electrician James Sherwood Stokes (D), architect Harvey Vernier (D), Thor Amundson (D), real estate broker Robert Tilden Medley (D), |
U.S. Rep. Linda Smith (R), Ex-King Co. pros. Christopher Bayley (R), fisherman Warren E. Hanson (R), businessman John Marshall (R), |
ex-GOPer / mover / pernnial candidate Mike The Mover? (Rfm), salesman Steve Thompson (Rfm), machinist Charlie R. Jackson (Rfm), trotskyite activist Nan Bailey? (SW), |
1st Cong. District, 52.1% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 4:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| ex-U.S. Rep./'96 Governor candidate Jay Inslee (D), |
Rick White (R), |
retired dentist / husband of '96 GOP Gov. nominee Bruce Craswell (AH), |
2nd Cong. District, 48% in '96, 2nd term, might retire in '00
Roll Call's prediction: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:2, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Republican |
| ex-Nat'l Guard Nurse Margaret "Greta" Cammermeyer (D), Businessman/enviro activist Fran Einterz (D), |
Jack Metcalf (R), Whatcom Co. Council Chair Robert Imhof (R), |
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3rd Cong. District, 50% in '96, Linda Smith (R) 2nd term running for Senate
Charles Cook's prediction: Toss Up, Roll Call's prediction: Leans Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: 1:1, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| '96 nominee/ Prof. Brian Baird (D), |
St. Sen. Don Benton (R), '94 primary candidate / chiroprator Paul Phillips (R), Cong. Aide/'92 nominee/ex-St. Rep. Pat Fiske (R), Dr. Rick "Ricky Lee" Jackson (R), |
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4th Cong. District, 52.0% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| Gordon Allen Pross (D), |
Richard "Doc" Hastings (R), |
state party vice chair Peggy S. McKerlie (Rfm), Ron C. Routson (Rfm), |
5th Cong. District, 54.9% in '96, 2nd term, won't run for 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| farmer Brad Lyons (D), |
George R. Nethercutt Jr. (R), |
contractor John Beal (AH), Jon Michael Yeager (Rfm)?, |
6th Cong. District, 68.3% in '96, 11th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:10, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Norman D. Dicks (D), |
veteran Bob Lawrence (R), air force veteran William L. Worthington (R), Donald L. Bilderback (R), |
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7th Cong. District, 82.3% in '96, 5th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat |
| Jim McDermott (D), |
no Republican |
transit worker / '96 Senate nominee Jeff Powers (SW), Physicist / Law Student /'97 Seattle Mayor Candidate Stan Lippmann (Rfm), |
8th Cong. District, 63.5% in '96, 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| interior designer Heidi Behrens-Benedict (D), |
Jennifer Dunn (R), |
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9th Cong. District, 51.4% in '96, 1st term
Charles Cook's prediction: Leans Democrat, Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, D.C.'s Report's prediction: Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 5:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| Adam Smith (D), |
'96 St. School Sup. candidate / real estate developer Ron Tabor (R), '96 state treasurer candidate / Bethel School Board Member Randy Bell (R), ex-Sumner City Councilman Keith Peterson (R), |
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1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(AH) = American Heritage Party - Affiliated with the U.S. Taxpayers Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(SW) = Socialist Workers Party
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